15. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish.He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyesthan seven men who answer with discretion.
17. Like one who grabs a dog’s earsis one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18. Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
19. is the man who deceives his neighbour and says, “Am I not joking?”
20. For lack of wood a fire goes out.Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
21. As coals are to hot embers,and wood to fire,so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
22. The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,they go down into the innermost parts.
23. Like silver dross on an earthen vesselare the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
24. A malicious man disguises himself with his lips,but he harbours evil in his heart.
25. When his speech is charming, don’t believe him;for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26. His malice may be concealed by deception,but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.