13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:13
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 13
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The slackerעָ֭צֵלH6102Adjective - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularA lionשַׁ֣חַלH7826Noun - masculine singular[is] in the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְH1870Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singularA fierce lionאֲ֝רִ֗יH738Noun - masculine singular[roams]בֵּ֣יןH996Prepositionthe public squareהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃H7339Article | Noun - masculine plural