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The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"
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Absurd Excuses for Inaction
Commentators explain that the sluggard's claim of a lion in the streets is a deliberately absurd and exaggerated excuse to avoid work. Matthew Henry notes it is foolish to be frightened away from real duties by imagined difficulties. The proverb highlights how laziness will invent any reason, no matter how ridiculous, to justify inaction in our daily responsibilities.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare the marginal reference note. Here there is greater dramatic vividness in the two words used:
19th Century
Anglican
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way ...—See above on Proverbs 22:13.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The slothful [man] says Within himself; or to such that excite him to diligence and industry, to go about the business of…
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The slothful man hates everything that requires care and labor. But it is foolish to frighten ourselves from real duties by imagined difficulties. …
