Proverbs 20:4

New King James Version

The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

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He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.

The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out.

The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap.