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Proverbs 20:4

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

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A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.

The purpose in a man's mind is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

The desire of the sluggard kills him for his hands refuse to labor.

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

He who observes the wind will not sow; and he who regards the clouds will not reap.