A person who doesn’t want to work leaves his hand in his plate. He acts as if he is too tired to bring his hand back up to his mouth.

懒惰人放手在盘子里，就是向口撤回也以为劳乏。

懒惰人把手埋入盘里，就是送进口中也觉得累。

懒惰人把手埋入盘里，就是送进口中也觉得累。

懒惰人手放在餐盘，却懒得送食物进嘴。

懒惰人把手放在盘子里，连拿食物送回口边也觉得劳累。

懒惰的人手放在盘子里，连把食物拿回自己口里也嫌麻烦。

懶惰人放手在盤子裏，就是向口撤回也以為勞乏。

懶惰人把手埋入盤裏，就是送進口中也覺得累。

懶惰人把手埋入盤裏，就是送進口中也覺得累。

懶惰人手放在餐盤，卻懶得送食物進嘴。

懶惰人把手放在盤子裡，連拿食物送回口邊也覺得勞累。

懶惰人把手栽在盤子裏，就是縮回來、拿到口裏、也覺得累。

懶惰的人手放在盤子裡，連把食物拿回自己口裡也嫌麻煩。

惰者染指於盂、反之於口、猶以為勞、

惰者即染指於盂、取饌入口、猶憚其難。

怠者着手於盂、即取食入口、亦憚煩勞、

A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.

Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!

A lazy one buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.

The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he is too weary to bring it to his mouth.

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

The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

A person who doesn’t want to work leaves his hand in the dish. He won’t even bring it back up to his mouth!