Proverbs 6:6-11
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6 Go to the ant, you lazybones;
consider its ways and be wise.(A)
7 Without having any chief
or officer or ruler,
8 it prepares its food in summer
and gathers its sustenance in harvest.(B)
9 How long will you lie there, O lazybones?
When will you rise from your sleep?(C)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want, like an armed warrior.(D)
Proverbs 10:4
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4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.(A)
Proverbs 10:5
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5 A child who gathers in summer is prudent,
but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.(A)
Proverbs 10:26
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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so are the lazy to their employers.(A)
Proverbs 12:11
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11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.(A)
Proverbs 12:24
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24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the lazy will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:27
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing,
while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.(A)
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)
Footnotes
- 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 14:4
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4 Where there are no oxen, there is no grain;
abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a level highway.(A)
Proverbs 16:26
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26 The appetite of workers works for them;
their hunger urges them on.
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