The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;\par\tab But the path of the upright is made a highway.
Proverbs 26:13 - American Standard Version 2015 The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way;\par\tab A lion is in the streets. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets! [Prov. 22:13.] American Standard Version (1901) The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets. Common English Bible A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the path! A lion in the plazas!” Catholic Public Domain Version The lazy one says, "There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads. |
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;\par\tab But the path of the upright is made a highway.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;\par\tab And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without;\par\tab I shall be slain in the streets.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard;\par\tab Consider her ways, and be wise:
and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.