13 The 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 slacker עָ֭צֵל H6102 Adjective - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular [There is] a lion אֲרִ֣י H738 Noun - masculine singular outside בַח֑וּץ H2351 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular I will be slain אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ H7523 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular in בְּת֥וֹךְ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the streets רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת H7339 Noun - masculine plural