Proverbs 22:13
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22:13The sluggard says, “There is a lion33 outside!
I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”34
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- 33 The proverb humorously describes the sluggard as making ridiculous excuses for not working—he might be eaten by a lion (e.g., 26:13). It is possible that “lion” is figurative, intended to represent someone who is like a lion, but this detracts from the humor of the exaggeration.
- 34 The changes the phrase to read “murderers in the street” to form a better parallelism, possibly because the verb רָצַח (ratsakh) is used only of humans, not wild animals. The attempts to solve the problem by making the second line a separate claim by the sluggard: “or, ‘I will be murdered in the streets!’ ”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
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NLTNew Living Translation
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
A lazy person says “A lion in the street!
In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!”
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KJV 1900King James Version
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without,
I shall be slain in the streets.
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