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24 The idler[a] will dip his hand into the dish,
    but he will not so much as lift it to his mouth.
25 If you strike a scoffer,[b] the simple will learn prudence;
    if you reprove an intelligent man, he will gain understanding.
26 Anyone who maltreats his father and casts out his mother[c]
    is a shameful and despicable son.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:24 Almost identical to Prov 26:15. Idler: see note on Prov 6:6.
  2. Proverbs 19:25 Strike a scoffer: see note on Prov 1:22; see also v. 29; 14:3. Simple: see note on Prov 1:4.
  3. Proverbs 19:26 Maltreats his father and casts out his mother: children were forbidden to maltreat their parents physically or verbally (see Ex 21:15, 17).

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

25 Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke the discerning,(B) and they will gain knowledge.(C)

26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother(D)
    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

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