Proverbs 20:4

New International Version

Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

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Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.

A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

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

The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.

The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.

Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.