13 A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road,

a fierce lion roaming the streets!”

14 As a door turns on its hinges,

so a sluggard turns on his bed.

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The spider bites and no flesh is there.  The Lord has already caused you to move.  Gather wood without fear, for it is the Lord who gives strength.

The snake dashes forward to injure its prey.  But the Lord has already given you stride.  Before he strikes, you foot is already in motion.  It is the Lord who gives His servant strength.

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear expects punishment.  The person who is afraid has not been made perfect in love.”  (1 John 4:18)