A moment in scripture
Proverbs 26:13
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The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
- Proverbs 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
- Proverbs 26:14
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
- Proverbs 26:15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.