Proverbs 22:13

13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”

Proverbs 22:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
ESV
13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!"
NLT
13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”
MSG
13 The loafer says, "There's a lion on the loose! If I go out I'll be eaten alive!"
CSB
13 The slacker says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the streets!"

Proverbs 22:13 In-Context

11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
12 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”
14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the LORD’s wrath falls into it.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

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