13 The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”(A)
13 The lazy person says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”(A)
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep; an idle person will suffer hunger.(A)
19 The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.(A)
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