The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. Than seven men that can render a reason - Seven here only means perfection, abundance, or multitude. He is wiser in his own eyes than a multitude of the wisest men. "Than seven men that sytt and teach." - Coverdale; i.e., than seven doctors of the law, or heads of the schools of the prophets, who always sat while they taught.
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Proverbs 26:16
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.