Proverbs 10:4-5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.^(A)

⁵The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.^(B)

Proverbs 10:4-5

New Living Translation

⁴Lazy people are soon poor;
hard workers get rich.

⁵A wise youth harvests in the summer,
but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.

²⁶Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,^(A)
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

²⁶Lazy people irritate their employers,
like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New Living Translation (NLT)