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Proverbs 26:13
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KJ21
The slothful man saith, “There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets!”
ASV
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
AMP
The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”
AMPC
The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets!
BRG
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
CSB
The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road— a lion in the public square!”
CSBA
The slacker says, ‘There’s a lion in the road – a lion in the public square! ’
CEB
A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the path! A lion in the plazas!”
CJB
The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the streets! A lion is roaming loose out there!”
CEV
Don't be lazy and keep saying, “There's a lion outside!”
DARBY
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
DRA
The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.
ERV
A person who is lazy and wants to stay home says, “What if there is a lion out there? Really, there might be a lion in the street!”
EASY
A lazy person does not go out of his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street!’
EHV
A lazy person says, “There’s a ferocious lion in the street. There’s a lion in the public square!”
ESV
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
ESVUK
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
EXB
The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the ·road [path]! There’s a lion in the streets!”
GNV
The slothful man saith, A lion is in the way: a lion is in the streets.
GW
A lazy person says, “There’s a ferocious lion out on the road! There’s a lion loose in the streets!”
GNT
Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid of Lions?
HCSB
The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road— a lion in the public square!”
ICB
The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road. There’s a lion in the streets!”
ISV
The lazy person claims, “There is a lion in the road! There’s a lion in the streets!”
JUB
¶ The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
KJV
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
AKJV
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
LSB
The sluggard says, “There is a fierce lion in the road! A lion is among the streets!”
LEB
A lazy person says “A lion is in the road! A lion among the streets!”
TLB
The lazy man won’t go out and work. “There might be a lion outside!” he says.
MSG
Loafers say, “It’s dangerous out there! Tigers are prowling the streets!” and then pull the covers back over their heads.
MEV
The slothful man says, “There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets!”
NOG
A lazy person says, “There’s a ferocious lion out on the road! There’s a lion loose in the streets!”
NABRE
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the street, a lion in the middle of the square!”
NASB
A lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road! A lion is in the public square!”
NASB1995
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!”
NCB
The idler says, “There is a lion in the road, a lion in the middle of the street.”
NCV
The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road! There’s a lion in the streets!”
NET
The sluggard has said, “There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”
NIRV
A person who doesn’t want to work says, “There’s a lion in the road! There’s an angry lion wandering in the streets!”
NIV
A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
NIVUK
A sluggard says, ‘There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!’
NKJV
The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!”
NLV
The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the way! There is a lion in the streets!”
NLT
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
NRSVA
The lazy person says, ‘There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!’
NRSVACE
The lazy person says, ‘There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!’
NRSVCE
The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
NRSVUE
The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
OJB
The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is a lion in the derech; an ari is in the rechovot.
RGT
The slothful says, “A lion is in the road. A lion is in the streets.”
RSV
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
RSVCE
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
TLV
A slacker says, “There’s a lion on the road! A lion is in the streets!”
VOICE
A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road! A lion in the streets! Another good reason to stay in today.”
WEB
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
WYC
A slow man saith, A lion is in the way, a lioness is in the footpaths. (A lazy person saith, A lion is there on the way, a lioness is there on the footpaths!)
YLT
The slothful hath said, `A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.'
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