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Proverbs 10:5

New English Translation

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

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The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare their food in the summer;

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

yet it prepares its food in the summer; it gathers at the harvest what it will eat.