Bible verse
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
Proverbs 26:13 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 26.
9 Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
KJV
The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.
ASV
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
ERV
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
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