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Proverbs 26:13

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

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אָמַ֣רamarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…עָ֭צֵלatselslothfulעָצֵלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “slothful”, the ordinary formH6102indolentslothful, sluggard.שַׁ֣חַלshachallionשַׁחַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH7826a lion (from his characteristic roar)(fierce) lion.בַּדָּ֑רֶךְbadarekhin alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).אֲ֝רִ֗יarilionאֲרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH738a lion(young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).בֵּ֣יןbeynbetweenבֵּיןpreposition — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.הָרְחֹבֽוֹתharechovotthe broad placeרְחֹבdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the broad place”, the ordinary formH7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or areabroad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion in the way; yea, a lion is in the streets.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

The slothful hath said, 'A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.'

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion in the way; yea, a lion is in the streets.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λέγει ὀκνηρὸς ἀποστελλόμενος εἰς ὁδὸν, λέων ἐν ταῖς ἐν δὲ ταῖς πλατείαις φονευταί.