The [a](A)lazy one does not plow after the autumn,
So he [b]begs during the harvest and has nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 20:4 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks

The lazy person does not plow in season;
    harvest comes, and there is nothing to be found.(A)

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Sluggards(A) do not plow in season;
    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.(B)

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13 (A)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [a]food.

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  1. Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread

13 Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty;
    open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.(A)

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13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(A)
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.

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