A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge, but the path of the upright is a raised road.
Proverbs 26:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The slacker says, ‘There’s a lion in the road – a lion in the public square! ’ 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. |
A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge, but the path of the upright is a raised road.
The slacker says, ‘There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square! ’
So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.”