And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
Proverbs 10:4 - American Standard Version 2015 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;\par\tab But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He becomes poor who works with a slack and idle hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. American Standard Version (1901) He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Common English Bible Laziness brings poverty; hard work makes one rich. Catholic Public Domain Version The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away. |
And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son;\par\tab {\i But} he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more;\par\tab And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but {\i it tendeth} only to want.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;\par\tab But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;\par\tab But the precious substance of men {\i is to} the diligent.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;\par\tab But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
He also that is slack in his work\par\tab Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;\par\tab And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish,\par\tab And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty;\par\tab Open thine eyes, {\i and} thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;\par\tab Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The thoughts of the diligent {\i tend} only to plenteousness;\par\tab But every one that is hasty {\i hasteth} only to want.
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, {\i even} God, hath sealed.}
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.\par