Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
In context
10 Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard. 11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly. 12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!” 14 As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. 15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 26:13 in the KJV
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 26:13 in the NIV
A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”