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.

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.

The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"

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

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.