New International Version
A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”

New Living Translation
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”

English Standard Version
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”

Berean Standard Bible
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

King James Bible
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

New King James Version
The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!”

New American Standard Bible
A lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road! A lion is in the public square!”

NASB 1995
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!”

NASB 1977
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!”

Legacy Standard Bible
The sluggard says, “There is a fierce lion in the road! A lion is among the streets!”

Amplified Bible
The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”

Christian Standard Bible
The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road — a lion in the public square! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road— a lion in the public square!”

American Standard Version
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Whenever a lazy man is sent, he says, "A lion is in the road"; "A lion is in the midst of the streets.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets.

Contemporary English Version
Don't be lazy and keep saying, "There's a lion outside!"

Douay-Rheims Bible
The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.

English Revised Version
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A lazy person says, "There's a ferocious lion out on the road! There's a lion loose in the streets!"

Good News Translation
Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid of Lions?

International Standard Version
The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"

JPS Tanakh 1917
The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion in the way; Yea, a lion is in the streets.'

Literal Standard Version
The slothful has said, | “A lion [is] in the way, | A lion [is] in the broad places.”

Majority Standard Bible
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

New American Bible
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the street, a lion in the middle of the square!”

NET Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!"

New Revised Standard Version
The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”

New Heart English Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road. A fierce lion roams the streets."

Webster's Bible Translation
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

World English Bible
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”

Young's Literal Translation
The slothful hath said, 'A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'

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