The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 22:13 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The sluggard says, *There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on? I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them?