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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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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