"The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing."
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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.