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Proverbs 10:5

The Scriptures 1998

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

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Poor is he who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the hard worker makes rich.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wrong.

A capable wife is the crown of her husband, But one causing shame is like rottenness in his bones.

A wise servant rules over a son who causes shame, And shares an inheritance among the brothers.

He who plunders a father, Chases away his mother, Is a son causing shame and bringing reproach.

Grass vanishes, and new grass appears, And the vegetation of the mountains are gathered in.

The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;

Go to the ant, you lazy one! See her ways and be wise,

Provides her supplies in the summer, Gathers her food in the harvest.