Parallel PROV 26:16

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WEBBE The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
 ⇔ than seven men who answer with discretion.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The sluggard is wiser in his own estimation
 ⇔ than seven people who respond with good sense.

LSV Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes,
Than seven [men] returning a reason.

FBV In their own eyes lazy people are wiser than many[fn] sensible advisors.

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T4T  ⇔ Lazy people think that they are wiser than seven/several people
 ⇔ who can answer others’ questions with good sense.

LEB   • A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.

BBE The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

Moff The lazy man imagines he is wiser
 ⇔ than a dozen men who argue ably.
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JPS The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that give wise answer.

ASV The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit
 ⇔ Than seven men that can render a reason.

DRA The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

YLT Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.

Drby A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven [men] that answer discreetly.

RV The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

SLT The slothful one is wise in his eyes more than seven turning back a reason.

Wbstr The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

KJB-1769 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

KJB-1611 The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason.
   (The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, then seven men that can render a reason.)

Bshps The sluggarde thinketh him selfe wiser then seuen men that sit and teache.
   (The sluggarde thinketh/thinks himself wiser then seven men that sit and teache.)

Gnva The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceite, then seuen men that can render a reason.
   (The sluggard is wiser in his own conceite, then seven men that can render a reason. )

Cvdl The slogarde thinketh him self wyser, then vij. men that sytt and teach.
   (The slogarde thinketh/thinks him self wiser, then 7. men that sytt and teach.)

Wycl A slow man semeth wysere to hym silf, than seuene men spekynge sentensis.
   (A slow man seemeth/seems wisere to himself, than seven men speaking sentensis.)

Luth Ein Fauler dünkt sich weiser denn sieben, die da Sitten lehren.
   (A lazy_(ones) seems itself/yourself/themselves wiser because/than seven, the there customs/morals teach.)

ClVg Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.][fn]
   (Sapientior to_himself lazy/reluctant it_seems seven men loquentibus opinions.] )

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