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The lazy person says, "There is a lion ... between the open places!"

The lazy person lies and says that he cannot go outside and work because there is a lion on the road or between the open places.

There is a lion on the road

See how you translated this in Proverbs 22:13.

the open places

This refers to the places in town where there is a lot of room for people to walk around or where people gather. AT: "the town plazas" or "the streets"

hinges

metal pieces that attach a door to something and allow it to open and close

As the door turns on its hinges, so is the lazy person upon his bed

Both the door and the lazy person move, but they do not go anywhere. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/turn