Ecclesiastes 10:18

New International Reader's Version

When a person won’t work, the roof falls down. Because of hands that aren’t busy, the house leaks.

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Hands that work hard will rule. But people who are lazy will be forced to work.

A wise woman builds her house. But a foolish woman tears hers down with her own hands.

Anyone who refuses to work doesn’t plow in the right season. When they look for a crop at harvest time, they don’t find it.

Some people will die while they are still hungry. That’s because their hands refuse to work.

Those who drink or eat too much will become poor. If they sleep too much, they’ll have to wear rags.

We want each of you to be faithful to the very end. If you are, then what you hope for will fully happen.