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Proverbs 6:6-11 (Listen)

6 jGo to kthe ant, O lsluggard;

consider her ways, and mbe wise.

7 nWithout having any chief,

oofficer, or ruler,

8 she prepares her bread pin summer

and qgathers her food in harvest.

9 rHow long will you lie there, lO sluggard?

When will you arise from your sleep?

10 sA little sleep, a little slumber,

ta little sfolding of the hands to rest,

11 uand poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and want like an armed man.

Proverbs 10:4 (Listen)

4 A slack hand jcauses poverty,

kbut the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 10:5 (Listen)

5 He who lgathers in summer is a prudent son,

but he who sleeps in harvest is ma son who brings shame.

Proverbs 10:26 (Listen)

26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him.

Proverbs 12:11 (Listen)

11 pWhoever works his land qwill have plenty of bread,

rbut he who follows sworthless pursuits lacks sense.

Proverbs 12:24 (Listen)

24 lThe hand of the diligent will rule,

while the slothful will be mput to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:27 (Listen)

27 oWhoever is slothful will not roast his game,

but the diligent man will get precious wealth.1

Footnotes

[1] 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth

Proverbs 13:4 (Listen)

4 wThe soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,

while the soul of the diligent xis richly supplied.

Proverbs 13:11 (Listen)

11 gWealth gained hastily1 will dwindle,

but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Footnotes

[1] 13:11 Or by fraud

Proverbs 14:4 (Listen)

4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,

but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

Proverbs 15:19 (Listen)

19 The way of ha sluggard is like a hedge of ithorns,

but the path of the upright is ja level highway.

Proverbs 16:26 (Listen)

26 A worker's appetite works for him;

his xmouth urges him on.

Proverbs 17:2 (Listen)

2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over na son who acts shamefully

and owill share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

Proverbs 18:9 (Listen)

9 Whoever is slack in his work

is a hbrother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 19:15 (Listen)

15 ySlothfulness casts into za deep sleep,

and aan idle person will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:24 (Listen)

24 oThe sluggard buries his hand in pthe dish

and will not even bring it back to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:4 (Listen)

4 eThe sluggard does not plow in the autumn;

fhe will seek at harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 20:13 (Listen)

13 sLove not sleep, lest you tcome to poverty;

open your eyes, and you will have uplenty of bread.

Proverbs 21:5 (Listen)

5 The plans of ethe diligent lead surely to abundance,

but everyone who is fhasty comes gonly to poverty.

Proverbs 21:17 (Listen)

17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;

he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

Proverbs 21:25-26 (Listen)

25 The desire of gthe sluggard kills him,

for his hands refuse to labor.

26 All day long he craves and craves,

but the righteous hgives and does not hold back.

Proverbs 22:13 (Listen)

13 jThe sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!

I shall be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 22:29 (Listen)

29 Do you see a man skillful in his work?

He will bstand before kings;

he will not stand before obscure men.

Proverbs 24:10 (Listen)

10 If you ifaint in the day of adversity,

your strength is small.

Proverbs 24:27 (Listen)

27 ePrepare your work outside;

get everything ready for yourself in the field,

and after that build your house.

Proverbs 24:30-34 (Listen)

30 hI passed by the field of a sluggard,

by the vineyard of a man ilacking sense,

31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;

the ground was covered with nettles,

and its stone jwall was broken down.

32 Then I saw and kconsidered it;

I looked and received instruction.

33 lA little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest,

34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and want like an armed man.

Proverbs 25:2 (Listen)

2 It is the glory of God to nconceal things,

but the glory of kings is to osearch things out.

Proverbs 25:13 (Listen)

13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest

is ba faithful messenger to those who send him;

he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Proverbs 26:13-16 (Listen)

13 lThe sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!

There is a lion in the streets!”

14 As a door turns on its hinges,

so does a sluggard on his bed.

15 mThe sluggard buries his hand in the dish;

it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.

16 The sluggard is jwiser in his own eyes

nthan seven men who can answer sensibly.

Proverbs 27:23 (Listen)

23 yKnow well the condition of your flocks,

and ygive attention to your herds,

Proverbs 28:19 (Listen)

19 iWhoever works his land will have plenty of bread,

but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

Proverbs 30:24-28 (Listen)

24 kFour things on earth are small,

but they are exceedingly wise:

25 xthe ants are a people not strong,

yet they provide their food in the summer;

26 ythe rock badgers are a people not mighty,

yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

27 the locusts have no zking,

yet all of them march in arank;

28 the lizard you can take in your hands,

yet it is in kings' palaces.

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