Proverbs 20:4

Modern King James Version

The lazy one will not plow; after the autumn he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.

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He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.

Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing; but the soul of the hard worker shall be made fat.

then your poverty comes stalking, and your want like a man armed with a shield.

A lazy one puts his hand in a dish, and he will not return it to his mouth.

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

Wisdom in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

He who watches the wind shall not sow; and he who pays attention to the clouds shall not reap.