English Standard Version
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”

New American Standard Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!"

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The slacker says, "There's a lion in the road-- a lion in the public square!"

International Standard Version
The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"

NET Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Whenever a lazy man is sent, he says, “A lion is in the road”; “a lion is in the midst of the streets.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A lazy person says, "There's a ferocious lion out on the road! There's a lion loose in the streets!"

King James 2000 Bible
The slothful man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

American King James Version
The slothful man said, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

American Standard Version
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.

Darby Bible Translation
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!

English Revised Version
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Webster's Bible Translation
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

World English Bible
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"

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