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 who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.

Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down;

Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

then your poverty comes stalking, and your want like a man armed with a shield.

The foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them.

But also in this very thing, bringing in all diligence, filling out your faith with virtue, and with virtue, knowledge;

so shall your poverty come as one who travels, and your need like an armed man.

The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

By slothfulness the building decays; and through lowering of the hands the house leaks.

He who watches the wind shall not sow; and he who pays attention to the clouds shall not reap.