Proverbs 10:5

New Living Translation

A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.

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Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

The godly are showered with blessings; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.

A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.

A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.

Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.

After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears and the mountain grasses are gathered in,

Ants—they aren’t strong, but they store up food all summer.

Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!

they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.