“Listen to me Job,\par and I will explain it to you.\par I will tell you what I know.\par
Proverbs 24:30 - Easy To Read Version I walked past a field that belonged to a lazy man. I walked by a field of grapes that belonged to a person who was not wise. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; American Standard Version (1901) I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; Common English Bible I happened upon the field of a lazy person, by the vineyard of one with no sense. Catholic Public Domain Version I passed by the field of a lazy man, and by the vineyard of a foolish man, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man: |
“Listen to me Job,\par and I will explain it to you.\par I will tell you what I know.\par
I have seen some troublemakers\par and people who make life hard.\par But they are always punished!\par
“Job, we have studied these things,\par and we know they are true.\par So Job, listen to us,\par and learn them for yourself.”\par
Good people see this,\par and they are happy.\par But wicked people see this,\par and they don’t know what to say.\par
I was young, and now I am old.\par And I have never seen God abandon good people.\par I have never seen good people’s children begging for food.\par
Wise people say things that are worth hearing. But foolish people must be punished \{before they learn their lesson\}.
The farmer that works with his land will have enough food. But the person who wastes time on worthless ideas is foolish.
The lazy person wants things, but he can never get them. But people who work hard will get the things they want.
But a man who does the sin of adultery is foolish. He is destroying himself—he himself causes his own destruction!
If a person is too lazy to work,\par his house will begin to leak,\par and the roof will fall in.\par
In my short life, I have seen everything. I have seen good men die young. And I have seen evil men living long lives.