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Proverbs 26:13
The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.
Proverbs 26:13 · Webster Bible
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Proverbs 26:13 in other translations
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
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In context
10 The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.
14 [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth [his] hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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