(A)The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
(B)He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.

Most men will proclaim each his own [a]goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:6 Lit. mercy

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

The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,(C)
    but one who has insight draws them out.

Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(D)

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