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13 [a]The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the street,
    a lion in the middle of the square!”(A)

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  1. 26:13–16 Each verse mentions the sluggard, whom Proverbs regards with derision. The criticism is not against low energy but failure to act and take responsibility. Proverbs’ ideal is the active person who uses heart, lips, hands, feet to keep to the good path. The verses are examples of the sardonic humor of the book.

13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
    There is a lion in the streets!”

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

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13 [a]A (A)lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road!
A lion is [b]in the public square!”

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  1. Proverbs 26:13 Lit an idle, and so throughout the ch
  2. Proverbs 26:13 Lit within

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

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