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there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:12 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 13, "text": "The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:13 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 14, "text": "As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:14 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 15, "text": "The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:15 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 16, "text": "The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:16 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 17, "text": "As he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that passeth by in anger, and meddleth with another man's quarrel.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:17 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 18, "text": "As he is guilty that shooteth arrows, and lances unto death.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:18 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 19, "text": "So is the man that hurteth his friend deceitfully: and when he is taken, saith: I did it in jest.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:19 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 20, "text": "When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:20 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 21, "text": "As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire, so an angry man stirreth up strife.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:21 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 22, "text": "The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:22 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 23, "text": "Swelling lips joined with a corrupt heart, are like an earthern vessel adorned with silver dross.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:23 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 24, "text": "An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:24 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 25, "text": "When he shall speak low, trust him not: because there are seven mischiefs in his heart.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:25 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 26, "text": "He that covereth hatred deceitfully, his malice shall be laid open in the public assembly.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:26 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 27, "text": "He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return to him.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:27 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 28, "text": "A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin.", "citation": "Proverbs 26:28 (Douay-Rheims)" } ] }