Berean Standard Bible
“The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!””
Proverbs repeatedly pokes fun at laziness, and this saying uses a ridiculous excuse to make its point. The sluggard is a stock figure in the book.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
World English Bible (WEB)
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
King James Version (KJV)
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Dice el perezoso: El león está fuera; en mitad de las calles seré muerto.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Al perezoso no le faltan excusas: «¡Hay un león allá afuera! —dice— ¡Me matarán en la calle si salgo!».
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