Other translations
American Standard Version
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Whenever a lazy man is sent, he says, “A lion is in the road”; “a lion is in the midst of the streets.”
Darby Bible Translation
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
God's Word
A lazy person says, "There's a ferocious lion out on the road! There's a lion loose in the streets!"
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The slacker says, "There's a lion in the road-- a lion in the public square!"
International Standard Version
The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"
NET Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!"
New American Standard Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!"
New International Version
A sluggard says, "There's a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"
New Living Translation
The lazy person claims, "There's a lion on the road! Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!"
Webster's Bible Translation
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The World English Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"
EasyEnglish Bible
A lazy person does not go out of his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street!’
Young‘s Literal Translation
The slothful hath said, `A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.'
New Life Version
The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the way! There is a lion in the streets!”
The Voice Bible
A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road! A lion in the streets! Another good reason to stay in today.”
Living Bible
The lazy man won’t go out and work. “There might be a lion outside!” he says.
New Catholic Bible
The idler says, “There is a lion in the road, a lion in the middle of the street.”
Legacy Standard Bible
The sluggard says, “There is a fierce lion in the road! A lion is among the streets!”
Jubilee Bible 2000
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Christian Standard Bible
The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road— a lion in the public square!”
Amplified Bible © 1954
The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets!
New Century Version
The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road! There’s a lion in the streets!”
The Message
Loafers say, “It’s dangerous out there! Tigers are prowling the streets!” and then pull the covers back over their heads.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A lazy person says, “There’s a ferocious lion in the street. There’s a lion in the public square!”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
Good News Translation®
Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid of Lions?
Wycliffe Bible
A slow man saith, A lion is in the way, a lioness is in the footpaths. (A lazy person saith, A lion is there on the way, a lioness is there on the footpaths!)
Contemporary English Version
Don't be lazy and keep saying, “There's a lion outside!”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The lazy person says, ‘There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!’
Common English Bible © 2011
A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the path! A lion in the plazas!”
Amplified Bible © 2015
The 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]!”
English Standard Version Anglicised
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the street, a lion in the middle of the square!”
New American Standard Bible
A lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road! A lion is in the public square!”
The Expanded Bible
The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the ·road [path]! There’s a lion in the streets!”
Tree of Life Version
A slacker says, “There’s a lion on the road! A lion is in the streets!”
Revised Standard Version
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
New International Reader's Version
A person who doesn’t want to work says, “There’s a lion in the road! There’s an angry lion wandering in the streets!”
BRG Bible
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Complete Jewish Bible
The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the streets! A lion is roaming loose out there!”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The lazy person says, ‘There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is a lion in the derech; an ari is in the rechovot.
Names of God Bible
A lazy person says, “There’s a ferocious lion out on the road! There’s a lion loose in the streets!”
Modern English Version
The slothful man says, “There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets!”
Easy-to-Read Version
A person who is lazy and wants to stay home says, “What if there is a lion out there? Really, there might be a lion in the street!”
International Children’s Bible
The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road. There’s a lion in the streets!”
Lexham English Bible
A lazy person says “A lion is in the road! A lion among the streets!”
New International Version - UK
A sluggard says, ‘There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!’