13 The [a](A)lazy one says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:13 Lit idle

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

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29 Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will (A)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure people.

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29 Do you see any truly competent workers?
    They will serve kings
    rather than working for ordinary people.

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