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15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest and have nothing.

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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
[a]Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:4 Or, Therefore when he seeketh in harvest, there shall be nothing

13 Love not sleep lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;
Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:
He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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25 The desire of the slothful killeth him, for his hands refuse to labor;

26 he coveteth greedily all the day long, but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

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25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him;
For his hands refuse to labor.
26 There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;
But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before men of low estate.

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29 Seest thou a man [a]diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;
He shall not stand before [b]mean men.

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  1. Proverbs 22:29 Or, skilful
  2. Proverbs 22:29 Hebrew obscure.

27 Prepare thy work outside, and make ready the field for thyself; and afterwards build thine house.

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27 Prepare thy work without,
And make it ready for thee in the field;
And afterwards build thy house.

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30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

31 and lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

32 Then I saw and considered it well; I looked upon it, and received instruction:

33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

34 so shall thy poverty come as one that wandereth, and thy want as an armed man.

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30 I went by the field of the sluggard,
And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,
The face thereof was covered with [a]nettles,
And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I beheld, and considered well;
I saw, and received instruction:
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep;
34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber,
And thy want as an armed man.

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  1. Proverbs 24:31 Or, wild vetches

14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

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14 As the door turneth upon its hinges,
So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

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18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.

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18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof;
And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds,

24 for riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure to every generation?

25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered;

26 the lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats pay the price of the field;

27 and thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food for thy household, and for the maintenance of thy maidens.

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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
And look well to thy herds:
24 For riches are not for ever;
And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
25 The [a]hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing,
And the goats are the price of the field;
27 And there will be goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household,
And maintenance for thy maidens.

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  1. Proverbs 27:25 Hebrew grass.

19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread, but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

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19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

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