Proverbs 20:4

American King James Version (1999)

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, 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.

The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labor.

So shall your poverty come as one that travels; and your want as an armed man.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.