One who works his land will have plenty of bread, But one who pursues worthless things lacks sense.

耕种自己田地的，必得饱食；追随虚浮的，却是无知。

耕种自己田地的，必得饱食；追求虚浮的，却是无知。

耕种自己田地的，必得饱食；追求虚浮的，却是无知。

努力耕耘者丰衣足食；追求虚荣者愚不可及。

耕种自己田地的，也有充足的粮食；追求虚幻的，实在无知。

耕耘自己土地的，饱享粮食；追求空虚之事的，缺乏心智。

耕種自己田地的，必得飽食；追隨虛浮的，卻是無知。

耕種自己田地的，必得飽食；追求虛浮的，卻是無知。

耕種自己田地的，必得飽食；追求虛浮的，卻是無知。

努力耕耘者豐衣足食；追求虛榮者愚不可及。

耕種自己田地的，也有充足的糧食；追求虛幻的，實在無知。

耕種自己田地的必喫飽飯；追逐空洞洞事的必缺少食糧。

耕耘自己土地的，飽享糧食；追求空虛之事的，缺乏心智。

力其田者足食、從虛浮者無知、

事耕耘者、得果腹、從虛誕者、缺智慧。

耕己田者得飽食、從閑蕩人者乏慧心、

Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.

Those who farm their land will have plenty of food. But those who chase dreams have no sense.

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain[ persons is] void of understanding.

The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

One who works his land will have plenty of food, But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.

and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we instructed you,so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need.

When you eat the fruit of the labor of your hands, You will be happy and it will go well for you.

The one who steals must no longer steal; but rather he must labor, producing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need.

nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we kept working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;

Abandon your foolishness and live, And proceed in the way of understanding.”

Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean; But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

By the sweat of your face You shall eat bread, Until you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”

And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,

One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm.

A woman of foolishness is boisterous, She has a lack of understanding and knows nothing.

For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of dishonest gain.

“ Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” And to him who lacks understanding she says,

I do not sit with deceitful people, Nor will I go with pretenders.

Do not enter the path of the wicked And do not proceed in the way of evil people.Avoid it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass on.

And they gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men, and they followed him.

And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your attendants.

My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.If they say,“ Come with us, Let’s lie in wait for blood, Let’s ambush the innocent without cause;Let’s swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, like those who go down to the pit;We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with plunder;Throw in your lot with us; We will all have one money bag,”My son, do not walk on the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,For their feet run to evil, And they are quick to shed blood.Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.Such are the ways of everyone who makes unjust gain; It takes away the life of its possessors.

One who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; He who would destroy himself commits it.

Those who are followers of worthless idols Abandon their faithfulness,

Abundant food is in the uncultivated ground of the poor, But it is swept away by injustice.