24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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Verse 24. Arm-pit. Or Hebrew tsallachath, “in the pot,” out of which he eats; which shews his negligence.—Mouth, to eat. This hyperbole indicates that he is too lazy to take the necessary sustenance. Calmet. 26:15. Calmet.—Septuagint “in his breast unjustly. Neither will he bring them to his mouth.” Bible.—He will bestow nothing, and shall reap no benefit from his avarice. Saint Bernard—He will not practise what he teaches. Saint Gregory Mor. xii. 10.
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