The lazy one says: “There is a lion outside!” “I am going to be murdered in the streets!”
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.
A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the street! I’ll be killed in the town square!”
The lazy one says: "There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets."
The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.
The way of a lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the straight is a highway.
Laziness makes one fall into a deep sleep, And an idle being suffers hunger.
The eyes of יהוה shall watch over knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous.
I have taken off my robe, should I put it on? I have washed my feet, should I dirty them?