Proverbs 20:4 - Tree of Life Version A slacker will not plow in season, so at harvest he looks but 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. |
The slacker’s soul craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent soul will be satisfied.
The slacker buries his hand in a bowl and will not even bring it back to his mouth!
The intent of a man’s heart is deep water, but a man of insight draws it out.
then your poverty comes tramping in, and your need like an armed soldier.
Whoever keeps watching the wind will not sow and whoever gazes at the clouds will not reap.