Proverbs 10:4-5
English Standard Version
4 A slack hand (A)causes poverty,
(B)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who (C)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is (D)a son who brings shame.
Proverbs 10:4-5
New Living Translation
4 Lazy people are soon poor;
hard workers get rich.
5 A wise youth harvests in the summer,
but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.
Proverbs 10:26
English Standard Version
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:26
New Living Translation
26 Lazy people irritate their employers,
like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.
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