The [a](A)lazy one does not plow after the autumn,
So he [b]begs during the harvest and has nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 20:4 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks

Sluggards(A) do not plow in season;
    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.(B)

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13 (A)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [a]food.

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  1. Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(A)
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.

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18 Prepare (A)plans by consultation,
And (B)make war by wise guidance.

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18 Plans are established by seeking advice;
    so if you wage war, obtain guidance.(A)

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24 (A)A man’s steps are ordained by the Lord;
How then can a person understand his way?

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24 A person’s steps are directed(A) by the Lord.(B)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?(C)

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The plans of the (A)diligent certainly lead to advantage,
But everyone (B)who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.

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The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

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25 The (A)desire of the [a]lazy one puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;

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  1. Proverbs 21:25 Lit idle

25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,(A)
    because his hands refuse to work.

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13 The [a](A)lazy one says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”

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  1. Proverbs 22:13 Lit idle

13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!(A)
    I’ll be killed in the public square!”

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29 Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will (A)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure people.

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Saying 6

29 Do you see someone skilled(A) in their work?
    They will serve(B) before kings;(C)
    they will not serve before officials of low rank.

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For (A)by wise guidance you will [a]wage war,
And (B)in an abundance of counselors there is victory.

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  1. Proverbs 24:6 Lit make battle for yourself

Surely you need guidance to wage war,
    and victory is won through many advisers.(A)

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27 Prepare your work outside,
And (A)make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterward, then, build your house.

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27 Put your outdoor work in order
    and get your fields ready;
    after that, build your house.

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30 I passed by the field of [a]a lazy one,
And by the vineyard of a person (A)lacking [b]sense,
31 And behold, it was completely (B)overgrown with weeds;
Its surface was covered with (C)weeds,
And its stone (D)wall was broken down.
32 When I saw, I [c]reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
33 (E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
34 Then your poverty will come like [d]a drifter,
And your need like [e]an armed man.

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  1. Proverbs 24:30 Lit an idle
  2. Proverbs 24:30 Lit heart
  3. Proverbs 24:32 Lit set my heart
  4. Proverbs 24:34 Lit one who moves about
  5. Proverbs 24:34 Lit a man with a shield

30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(A)
    past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
    the ground was covered with weeds,
    and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
    and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest(B)
34 and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.(C)

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13 [a]A (A)lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road!
A lion is [b]in the public square!”
14 As the door turns on its hinges,
So does a (B)lazy one on his bed.
15 A (C)lazy one buries his hand in the dish;
He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
16 A lazy one is (D)wiser in his own eyes
Than seven people who can [c]give a discreet answer.

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  1. Proverbs 26:13 Lit an idle, and so throughout the ch
  2. Proverbs 26:13 Lit within
  3. Proverbs 26:16 Lit return discreetly

13 A sluggard says,(A) “There’s a lion in the road,
    a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(B)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
    so a sluggard turns on his bed.(C)
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(D)
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
    than seven people who answer discreetly.

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Warnings and Instructions

27 (A)Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you (B)do not know what a day may bring.

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27 Do not boast(A) about tomorrow,
    for you do not know what a day may bring.(B)

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