Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.

因人懒惰，房顶塌下；因人手懒，房屋滴漏。

因人懒惰，房顶塌下；因人手懒，房屋滴漏。

因人懒惰，房顶塌下；因人手懒，房屋滴漏。

屋顶因人懒惰而坍塌，房间因人游手好闲而漏雨。

房顶塌下是因为懒惰，房屋滴漏是因为懒得动手。

因人懒惰，房顶塌落；因手闲散，房屋漏雨。

因人懶惰，房頂塌下；因人手懶，房屋滴漏。

因人懶惰，房頂塌下；因人手懶，房屋滴漏。

因人懶惰，房頂塌下；因人手懶，房屋滴漏。

屋頂因人懶惰而坍塌，房間因人遊手好閒而漏雨。

房頂塌下是因為懶惰，房屋滴漏是因為懶得動手。

由於懶惰，房頂就塌下；由於手懶，房屋就滴漏。

因人懶惰，房頂塌落；因手閒散，房屋漏雨。

人惰則榱陷、手懈則屋漏、

人惰而不修其室、則棟撓屋漏。

緣怠而梁墮、緣懈而屋漏、

Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.

When a person won’t work, the roof falls down. Because of hands that aren’t busy, the house leaks.

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

Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky house.

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

Through extreme laziness the rafters sag, and through idleness the house leaks.

By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,

The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.