Proverbs 20:4

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

He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.

Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.

Saith the sluggard, A roaring lion in the road! A tearing lion in the midst of the broadways.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest: -

Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.

For, the foolish - though they took, their torches, took not with them, oil:

And, for this very reason also - adding, on your part, all diligence, supply, in your faith, excellence, and, in your excellence, knowledge,

So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.

The craving of the sluggard, killeth him, for his hands have refused to work.

By two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in, - and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak.

He that observeth the wind, will not sow, - and, he that watcheth the clouds, will not reap.