The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
Proverbs 26:13 - English Standard Version 2016 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!” Matoleo zaidiKing 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 a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”
so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’