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Proverbs 10:5

New International Reader's Version

A child who gathers crops in summer is wise. But a child who sleeps at harvest time brings shame.

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Hands that don’t want to work make you poor. But hands that work hard bring wealth to you.

Blessings are like crowns on the heads of those who do right. But the trouble caused by what sinners say destroys them.

An excellent woman is her husband’s crown. But a wife who brings shame is like sickness in his bones.

A wise servant will rule over a shameful child. He will be given part of the property as if he were a family member.

Anyone who robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and dishonor.

The hay is removed, and new growth appears. The grass from the hills is gathered in.

The first are ants, which aren’t very strong. But they store up their food in the summer.

You people who don’t want to work, think about the ant! Consider its ways and be wise!

But it stores up its food in summer. It gathers its food at harvest time.