The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom
To keep it warm; Jarchi's note is,
``he puts his hand in a hot basin, because of the cold.''The word F3 for "bosom" does sometimes signify a "pot" or basin. Or he hides it under his "arm holes", as some render it, not caring to make use of it for labour; or covers it out of sight in his bosom, pretending some weakness or ailment in it, which hinders him from working; see ( Proverbs 19:24 ) ; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth;