Ecclesiasticus 22:2
“A slouthfull man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: euery man that takes it vp, will shake his hand.”
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Ecclesiasticus 22:2 Context
1A slouthful man is compared to a filthy stone, and euery one will hisse him out to his disgrace. 2A slouthfull man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: euery man that takes it vp, will shake his hand. 3An euill nurtured sonne is the dishonour of his father that begate him: and a [foolish] daughter is borne to his losse. 4A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but shee that liueth dishonestly, is her fathers heauinesse.
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A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.
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