The sluggard says, " There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the public square" !

懒惰人说，外头有狮子，我在街就必被杀。

A sluggard says, " There's a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets" !

懒惰人说：" 道有猛狮，街有壮狮。"

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

门在枢纽转动，懒惰人在床也是如此。

Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

懒惰人因冬寒不肯耕种，到收割的时候，他必讨饭而无所得。

A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

懒惰人放手在盘子里，就是向口撤回也以为。

The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.

懒惰人的心愿将他杀害，因为他手不肯作工。

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!

懒惰人哪，你去察看蚂蚁的动作，就可得智慧。

How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?

懒惰人哪，你要睡到几时呢？你何时睡醒呢？

As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.

懒惰人叫差他的人如醋倒牙，如烟薰目。

The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

懒惰人的道，像荆棘的篱笆；正直人的路，是平坦的大道。

A sluggard's appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

懒惰人羡慕，却无所得，殷勤人必得丰裕。

A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.

懒惰人看自己，比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。

A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

懒惰人放手在盘子里，就是向口撤回，他也不肯。