King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 22:13
“The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 22
11
He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
12
The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
13
The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14
The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15
Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.