13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:13
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 13
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The slackerעָ֭צֵלH6102Adjective - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular[There is] a lionאֲרִ֣יH738Noun - masculine singularoutsideבַח֑וּץH2351Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularI will be slainאֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃H7523Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singularinבְּת֥וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe streetsרְ֝חֹב֗וֹתH7339Noun - masculine plural