The slothful man said, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The slothful man said, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The slothful man saith - See the note on Proverbs 22:13 (note).
Compare the marginal reference note. Here there is greater dramatic vividness in the two words used:
(1) A roaring one,
(2) a lion, more specifically.