Proverbs 26:15

Bible in Basic English 1965

The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.

Cross References

Genesis 6:6

And the Lord had sorrow because he had made man on the earth, and grief was in his heart.

Proverbs 19:24

The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.