Proverbs 26:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

Young's Literal Translation
The slothful hath said, ‘A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.’

King James Bible
The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.

Hebrew
The slacker
עָ֭צֵל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6102: Sluggish, lazy

says,
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“A lion
שַׁ֣חַל (ša·ḥal)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7826: A lion

[is] in the road!
בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ (bad·dā·reḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

A fierce lion
אֲ֝רִ֗י (’ă·rî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 738: A lion

[roams]
בֵּ֣ין (bên)
Preposition
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

the public square!”
הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ (hā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7339: A broad open place, plaza

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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