Ecclesiastes 10:18

Revised Version 1885

By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

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Every wise woman buildeth her house: But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

And we desire that each one of you may shew the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; For his hands refuse to labour.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.