He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 20:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. More versionsKing 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. |
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.