Proverbs 24:30 - The Message30-34 One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a slob; They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down. I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened: “A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176930 I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition30 I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)30 I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; See the chapterCommon English Bible30 I happened upon the field of a lazy person, by the vineyard of one with no sense. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version30 I passed by the field of a lazy man, and by the vineyard of a foolish man, See the chapter |