A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 20:4 - Revised Standard Version The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have 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 slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
The purpose in a man's mind is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
He who observes the wind will not sow; and he who regards the clouds will not reap.