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Proverbs 20:4

The Scriptures 1998

The lazy one does not plough after the autumn; At harvest time he inquires – there is none!

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

The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.

Laziness makes one fall into a deep sleep, And an idle being suffers hunger.

A lazy one buries his hand in a dish, And does not bring it back to his mouth.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it up.

The desire of the lazy man slays him, For his hands refused to work.

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

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

He who watches the wind does not sow, and he who looks at the clouds does not reap.