Proverbs 26:14
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
As the doore turneth vpon his hinges: so doeth the slothfull vpon his bedde.
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9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
9*How long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
10 Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleepe.
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Proverbs 26:14
Third-person singular present form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Third-person singular present form of do: does.
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Lazy, idle, sluggish, negligent, or slow and unwilling to act or labour.
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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.
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26:13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
26:13*The slothfull man sayth, There is a lion in the way, a lion is in the streets.
26:14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
26:14 As the doore turneth vpon his hinges: so doeth the slothfull vpon his bedde.
Selected passage26:15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
26:15*‖The slothfull hideth his hand in his bosome, it grieueth him to bring it againe to his mouth.