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Proverbs 26:16

חָכָ֣ם עָצֵ֣ל בְּעֵינָ֑יו מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מְשִׁיבֵ֥י טָֽעַם׃
King James Version (KJV)

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

Modern English

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.

Hebrew

חָכָ֣ם עָצֵ֣ל בְּעֵינָ֑יו מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מְשִׁיבֵ֥י טָֽעַם׃

ḥakam ʿaṣel bʿeynayv mishibʿah mshiybey ṭaʿam

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