Verse Comparison: Proverbs 22:13
American Standard Version
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.'