Proverbs 26:15 meaning and explanation
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 26:15, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
This is the third of several sayings in Proverbs 26 about the slacker, the lazy person whose excuses and inertia are pictured with comic exaggeration. Here the image is a meal: he plunges his hand into the dish but finds the effort of lifting it back to his mouth too much.
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