Proverbs 26:13

In 11 translations

BSB

The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

The slothful has said, || “A lion [is] in the way, || A lion [is] in the broad places.”

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

The slouthfull man sayth, A lyon is in the way: a lyon is in the streetes.

JPS

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

LXXE

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

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Original-language editions

WLC

אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל שַׁ֣חַל בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ אֲ֝רִ֗י בֵּ֣ין הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃

LXX-Br

Λέγει ὀκνηρὸς ἀποστελλόμενος εἰς ὁδὸν, λέων ἐν ταῖς ἐν δὲ ταῖς πλατείαις φονευταί.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 22:13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
• Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
• Proverbs 15:19The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

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