Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

手懒的，要受贫穷；手勤的，却要富足。

手懒的，必致穷乏；手勤的，却要富足。

手懒的，必致穷乏；手勤的，却要富足。

游手好闲招致贫穷，勤奋努力带来富足。

游手好闲的，招致贫穷，勤力工作的，得到富足。

懒散的手，使人贫穷；殷勤的手，使人富有。

手懶的，要受貧窮；手勤的，卻要富足。

手懶的，必致窮乏；手勤的，卻要富足。

手懶的，必致窮乏；手勤的，卻要富足。

遊手好閒招致貧窮，勤奮努力帶來富足。

游手好閒的，招致貧窮，勤力工作的，得到富足。

懶怠的手掌造成貧窮；殷勤人的手使人富足。

懶散的手，使人貧窮；殷勤的手，使人富有。

手惰者致貧、手勤者致富、

惰則致貧、勤則致富。

經營手惰者必貧、手勤者必富、

Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Hands that don’t want to work make you poor. But hands that work hard bring wealth to you.

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

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.

Poor is one who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.

He becometh poor that dealeth[ with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.

Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.

Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry.

Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work,they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up?A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.

I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one with no common sense.I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson:A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,and knowledge with self control, and self control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away.

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