Proverbs 26:13
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The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.

Proverbs 15:19 The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns: the way of the just is without offence.

Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 22:13 The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

Context
Similitudes and Instructions
12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him. 13The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.…
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6
Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

Lexicon
The slacker
עָ֭צֵל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6102: Sluggish, lazy

says,
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“A lion
שַׁ֣חַל (ša·ḥal)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7826: A lion

[is] in the road!
בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ (bad·dā·reḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

A fierce lion
אֲ֝רִ֗י (’ă·rî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 738: A lion

[roams]
בֵּ֣ין (bên)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 996: An interval, space between

the public square!”
הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ (hā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7339: A broad open place, plaza


Additional Translations
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”The slothful man said, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.

The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!

The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"

The slothful hath said, 'A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'
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