Proverbs 22:13

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Proverbs 22:13 · King James Version

In other versions

The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
ASV
The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.
BBE
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!
DBY
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"
WEB
The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
YLT
The slothful man says, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
ENG
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
WBT
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
BSB

¹¹He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

¹²The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

¹³The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

¹⁴The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

¹⁵Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.