Proverbs 6:6-11
English Standard Version
6 (A)Go to (B)the ant, O (C)sluggard;
consider her ways, and (D)be wise.
7 (E)Without having any chief,
(F)officer, or ruler,
8 she prepares her bread (G)in summer
and (H)gathers her food in harvest.
9 (I)How long will you lie there, (J)O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10 (K)A little sleep, a little slumber,
(L)a little (M)folding of the hands to rest,
11 (N)and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
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 10:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:4
New Living Translation
4 Lazy people are soon poor;
hard workers get rich.
Proverbs 10:5
English Standard Version
5 He who (A)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is (B)a son who brings shame.
Proverbs 10:5
New Living Translation
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.
Proverbs 12:11
English Standard Version
11 (A)Whoever works his land (B)will have plenty of bread,
(C)but he who follows (D)worthless pursuits lacks sense.
Proverbs 12:11
New Living Translation
11 A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.
Proverbs 12:24
English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:24
New Living Translation
24 Work hard and become a leader;
be lazy and become a slave.
Proverbs 12:27
English Standard Version
27 (A)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth
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 13:4
English Standard Version
4 (A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent (B)is richly supplied.
Proverbs 13:4
New Living Translation
4 Lazy people want much but get little,
but those who work hard will prosper.
Proverbs 13:11
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Or by fraud
Proverbs 13:11
New Living Translation
11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.
Proverbs 14:4
English Standard Version
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:4
New Living Translation
4 Without oxen a stable stays clean,
but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
Proverbs 15:19
English Standard Version
19 The way of (A)a sluggard is like a hedge of (B)thorns,
but the path of the upright is (C)a level highway.
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 16:26
English Standard Version
26 A worker's appetite works for him;
his (A)mouth urges him on.
Proverbs 16:26
New Living Translation
26 It is good for workers to have an appetite;
an empty stomach drives them on.
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