The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.
A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the street! I’ll be killed in the town square!”
The lazy one says: "There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets."