A lazy person will be poor. But a person that works hard will be rich.
Proverbs 20:4 - Easy To Read Version A lazy person is too lazy to plant seeds. So, at the time of harvest he looks for food and finds nothing. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sluggard does not plow when winter sets in; therefore he begs in harvest and has nothing. American Standard Version (1901) The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. Common English Bible The lazy don’t plow during winter; at harvest they look but find nothing. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him. |
A lazy person will be poor. But a person that works hard will be rich.
The lazy person wants things, but he can never get them. But people who work hard will get the things they want.
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Good advice is like getting water from a deep well. But a wise person will try hard to learn from another person.
These things will make you poor very quickly. You will have nothing, as if a thief broke in and took everything away.
Lazy person, you should become like the ant. See what the ant does. Learn from the ant.
\{But there are some things that you can’t be sure of. You must take a chance.\} If a person waits for perfect weather, then he will never plant his seeds. And if a person is afraid that every cloud will bring rain, then he will never harvest his crops.