New International Version (NIV)
13A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
Proverbs 26:13
Proverbs 26:13 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
13 A lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road!
A lion is in the public square!”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
13The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
13The 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]!” [Prov 22:13]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road!
A fierce lion roams the public square!”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
13A person who doesn’t want to work says, “There’s a lion in the road!
There’s an angry lion wandering in the streets!”