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Proverbs 20:4

New International Reader's Version

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.

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

People who refuse to work want things and get nothing. But the desires of people who work hard are completely satisfied.

Anyone who doesn’t want to work sleeps his life away. And a person who refuses to work goes hungry.

A person who doesn’t want to work leaves his hand in the dish. He won’t even bring it back up to his mouth!

The purposes of a person’s heart are like deep water. But one who has understanding brings them out.

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

Then you would be poor, as if someone had robbed you. You would have little, as if someone had stolen from you.

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

Anyone who keeps on watching the wind won’t plant seeds. Anyone who keeps looking at the clouds won’t gather crops.