The way of the sluggard is as an hedge of thorns: But the path of the upright is made an highway.
Proverbs 22:13 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be murdered in the streets. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets! American Standard Version (1901) The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets. Common English Bible A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the street! I’ll be killed in the town square!” Catholic Public Domain Version The lazy one says: "There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets. |
The way of the sluggard is as an hedge of thorns: But the path of the upright is made an highway.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.
I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?