The hand of the diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 26:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 As a door turns on its hinges, so does a lazy person in bed. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As the door turneth upon his hinges, So doth the slothful upon his bed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man [move not from his place] upon his bed. American Standard Version (1901) As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed. Common English Bible As a door turns on its hinge, so do lazy people in their beds. Catholic Public Domain Version Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. |
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor.
so that you may not become sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.