Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 22:1

ΛΙΘ† ἠρδαλωμένῳ συνεβλήθη ὀκνηρός, καὶ πᾶς ἐκσυριεῖ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀτιμίᾳ αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

A slothful man is compared to a filthy stone, and every one will hiss him out to his disgrace.

Modern English

A lazy man is like a filthy stone, and everyone hisses at his disgrace.

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