13 The 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 slacker עָ֭צֵל H6102 Adjective - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular A lion שַׁ֣חַל H7826 Noun - masculine singular [is] in the road בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ H1870 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular A fierce lion אֲ֝רִ֗י H738 Noun - masculine singular [roams] בֵּ֣ין H996 Preposition the public square הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ H7339 Article | Noun - masculine plural