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## The lazy one puts his hand into the dish and yet he has no strength to lift it up to his mouth ##
The extreme laziness of the person is shown by his putting his hand into the dish for food and then just leaving it there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]]) The first part of the sentence is equivalent to Proverbs [Proverbs 19:23](../19/23.md)
## The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes than seven men with discernment ##
AT: "The lazy person thinks he is wiser than 7 men who can give a reason"