Tree Of Life Version

Proverbs 26:14-18 Tree Of Life Version (TLV)

14. As a door turns on its hinges so a slacker turns on his bed.

15. The slacker plunges his hand in the dish— he is too tired to bring it back to his mouth.

16. A slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.

17. Like one who takes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

18. Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows