Proverbs 20:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The slacker does not plough during planting season; at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sluggard does not plow when winter sets in; therefore he begs in harvest and has nothing. American Standard Version (1901) The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. Common English Bible The lazy don’t plow during winter; at harvest they look but find nothing. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him. |
The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.
The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!
Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water; but a person of understanding draws it out.
A slacker’s craving will kill him because his hands refuse to work.
and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need, like a bandit.
One who watches the wind will not sow, and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.