1 tn Heb “buries” (so many English versions); KJV “hideth”; NAB “loses.”
2 sn This humorous portrayal is an exaggeration; but the point is that laziness can overcome hunger. It would have a wider application for anyone who would start a project and then lack the interest or energy to finish it (R. N. Whybray, Proverbs [CBC], 111). Ibn Ezra proposes that the dish was empty, because the sluggard was too lazy to provide for himself.
3 tn Heb “buries” (so many English versions); KJV “hideth”; NAB “loses.”
4 sn The proverb is stating that the sluggard is too lazy to eat; this is essentially the same point made in 19:24 (see the note there).
