Verse Comparison: Proverbs 22:13
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The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.Amplified® Bible
The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!Contemporary English Version
Don't be so lazy that you say, "If I go to work, a lion will eat me!"Darby English Version
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!Good News Bible
Lazy people stay at home; they say a lion might get them if they go outside.King James Version
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.New American Standard Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"New International Version
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!"
or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"New King James Version
The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The sluggard says, " I think a lion might roam outside; he will kill me in the streets!"Revised Standard Version
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!"Young's Literal Translation
The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
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