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Proverbs 6:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Suddenly, everything is gone, as though it had been taken by an armed robber.

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Laziness leads to poverty; hard work makes you rich.

No matter how much you want, laziness won't help a bit, but hard work will reward you with more than enough.

If you are lazy and sleep your time away, you will starve.

If you sleep all the time, you will starve; if you get up and work, you will have enough food.

If you are too lazy to plough, don't expect a harvest.

It will make you feel drowsy, and you will end up poor with only rags to wear.

Sleep a little. Doze a little. Fold your hands and twiddle your thumbs.

Suddenly poverty hits you and everything is gone!

Fools will fold their hands and starve to death.