Saith, allegeth as his excuse to them who upbraid him with idleness, or persuade him to diligence, There is a lion without; there are extreme dangers and invincible difficulties in my way. I shall be slain, by that lion, or some other way. In the streets; which is added to show the ridiculousness of his excuse; for lions abide in the woods or fields, not in the streets of towns or cities.
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Proverbs 22:13
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.