And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
Proverbs 10:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He becomes poor who works with a slack and idle hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. American Standard Version (1901) He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Common English Bible Laziness brings poverty; hard work makes one rich. Catholic Public Domain Version The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away. |
And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: But the precious substance of men is to the diligent
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness: But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
Work not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not vain in the Lord.