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Proverbs 26:14

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

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הַ֭דֶּלֶתhadeletthe doorדֶּלֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).תִּסּ֣וֹבtisovbringסָבַבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bring”, an unfinished actionH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צִירָ֑הּtsirahhingeצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hinge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6735a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or erranddoer (as constrained by the principal)ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. Compare H6736 (צִיר).וְ֝עָצֵ֗לveatseland slothfulעָצֵלconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and slothful”, the ordinary formH6102indolentslothful, sluggard.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מִטָּתֽוֹmitatvobedמִטָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4296a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bierbed(-chamber), bier.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

Young’s Literal Translation

The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

World English Bible

As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

Darby Translation

[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.

Douay-Rheims

As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὥσπερ θύρα στρέφεται ἐπὶ τοῦ στρόφιγγος, οὕτως ὀκνηρὸς ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης αὐτοῦ.