אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּת֥וֹךְ רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃
The sluggard saith: ‘There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.’
Rashi on Proverbs
The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside...” How will I go out to learn Torah?
אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּת֥וֹךְ רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃
The sluggard saith: ‘There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.’