Catholic Public Domain Version
"The lazy one says: “There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets.” "
— Proverbs 22:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”
“The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets. ”
“The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"”
“The sluggard has said,“There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!””
“The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.”
“The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.”
“The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”
Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.
Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.
The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.
The lazy one says: “There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets.”
The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.
Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.
Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.