Proverbs 6:6-11
New Living Translation
6 Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
Learn from their ways and become wise!
7 Though they have no prince
or governor or ruler to make them work,
8 they labor hard all summer,
gathering food for the winter.
9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
When will you wake up?
10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
Proverbs 6:6-11
Legacy Standard Bible
6 Go to the (A)ant, O (B)sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,
7 Which, having (C)no chief,
Officer or ruler,
8 Prepares her food (D)in the summer
And gathers her provision in the harvest.
9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10 “(E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to [a]rest”—
11 (F)Your poverty will come in like [b]a vagabond
And your want like [c]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:10 Lit lie down
- Proverbs 6:11 Lit one who walks
- Proverbs 6:11 Lit a man with a shield
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 10:4-5
Legacy Standard Bible
4 Poor is he who works with a slack [a]hand,
But the (A)hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers in summer is a son who acts insightfully,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:4 Lit palm
Proverbs 10:26
New Living Translation
26 Lazy people irritate their employers,
like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.
Proverbs 10:26
Legacy Standard Bible
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,
So is the (A)sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 12:11
New Living Translation
11 A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.
Proverbs 12:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 He (A)who cultivates his land will be satisfied with bread,
But he who pursues empty things lacks a heart of wisdom.
Proverbs 12:24
New Living Translation
24 Work hard and become a leader;
be lazy and become a slave.
Proverbs 12:24
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:24 Lit slackness
Proverbs 12:27
New Living Translation
27 Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch,
but the diligent make use of everything they find.
Proverbs 12:27
Legacy Standard Bible
27 A slack handed man does not [a]roast his prey,
But the wealth of a man is (A)precious for the diligent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Or catch
Proverbs 13:4
New Living Translation
4 Lazy people want much but get little,
but those who work hard will prosper.
Proverbs 13:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is enriched.
Proverbs 14:4
New Living Translation
4 Without oxen a stable stays clean,
but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
Proverbs 14:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean,
But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:23
New Living Translation
23 Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!
Proverbs 14:23
Legacy Standard Bible
23 In all painful labor there is profit,
But mere words from the lips lead only to want.
Proverbs 15:19
New Living Translation
19 A lazy person’s way is blocked with briers,
but the path of the upright is an open highway.
Proverbs 15:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 16:26
New Living Translation
26 It is good for workers to have an appetite;
an empty stomach drives them on.
Proverbs 16:26
Legacy Standard Bible
26 A worker’s appetite works for him,
For his mouth urges him on.
Proverbs 18:9
New Living Translation
9 A lazy person is as bad as
someone who destroys things.
Proverbs 18:9
Legacy Standard Bible
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