Proverbs 26:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

King James Bible
The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Hebrew
The sluggard
עָצֵ֣ל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6102: Sluggish, lazy

buries
טָ֘מַ֤ן (ṭā·man)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2934: To hide, conceal

his hand
יָ֭דוֹ (yā·ḏōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

in the dish;
בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת (baṣ·ṣal·lā·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6747: Something advanced, deep, a bowl, the bosom

he is too lazy
נִ֝לְאָ֗ה (nil·’āh)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3811: To tire, to be, disgusted

to bring it back
לַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ (la·hă·šî·ḇāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

his mouth.
פִּֽיו׃ (pîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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