12. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
13. The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14. As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the sluggard upon his bed.
15. The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.