Proverbs 6:6-11
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6 Go to the ant, you lazy person;
observe its ways and grow wise.
7 The ant has no commander, officer, or ruler.
8 Even so, it gets its food in summer;
gathers its provisions at harvest.
9 How long, lazy person, will you lie down?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to lie down—
11 and poverty will come on you like a prowler,
destitution like a warrior.
Proverbs 10:4-5
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4 Laziness brings poverty;
hard work makes one rich.
5 A wise son harvests in the summer;
a disgraceful son sleeps right through the harvest.
Proverbs 10:26
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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so are lazy people to those who authorize them.
Proverbs 12:11
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11 Those who work their land will have plenty to eat,
but those who engage in empty pursuits have no sense.
Proverbs 12:24
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24 A hard worker is in charge,
while a lazy one will be sentenced to hard labor.
Proverbs 12:27
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27 The lazy don’t roast[a] their prey,
but hard workers receive precious riches.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Heb uncertain
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing;
the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Riches gotten quickly[a] will dwindle,
but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 LXX; MT from meaninglessness
Proverbs 14:23
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23 There is profit in hard work,
but mere talk leads to poverty.
Proverbs 15:19
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19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,
but the way of those who do right is a clear road.
Proverbs 18:9
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9 Those who are lazy in their work
are brothers to thugs.
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