Proverbs 20:4

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; And thy want as an armed man.

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; For his hands refuse to labour.

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.