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

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13 A sluggard says,(A) “There’s a lion in the road,
    a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(B)

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13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
    If I go outside, I might be killed!”

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13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!(A)
    I’ll be killed in the public square!”

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15 Lazy people sleep soundly,
    but idleness leaves them hungry.

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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.(A)

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19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers,
    but the path of the upright is an open highway.

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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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