懶惰人與毀壞者臭味相投。

做工懈怠的，与浪费人为弟兄。

做工懈怠的，是破坏者的兄弟。

做工懈怠的，是破坏者的兄弟。

懒惰人与毁坏者臭味相投。

工作懒惰的，是灭亡者的兄弟。

在自己工作上也懒惰的，是毁灭者的兄弟。

做工懈怠的，與浪費人為弟兄。

做工懈怠的，是破壞者的兄弟。

做工懈怠的，是破壞者的兄弟。

工作懶惰的，是滅亡者的兄弟。

在工作上懈怠的、跟損毁者做弟兄。

在自己工作上也懶惰的，是毀滅者的兄弟。

操作懈怠者、與奢侈者為昆弟、

怠惰者與奢蕩者、無以異也。

作事怠惰者、與奢侈費財者無異、

One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

Anyone who doesn’t want to work is like someone who destroys.

Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.

A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.

The one who is lazy in his work is brother to a vandal.

He also who is lax in his work Is a brother to him who destroys.

He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

The one who is truly lazy in his work is brother to a vandal.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

遊手好閒招致貧窮，勤奮努力帶來富足。

這樣，你們就不致懶散，可以效法那些憑信心和忍耐承受應許的人。

竊取父母之財而不知罪者與匪類無異。

「主人說，『你這又可惡又懶惰的奴僕！既然你知道我沒有播種的地方也要收割，沒有撒種的地方也要收穫，

不要結交酒肉朋友，因為好酒貪吃者必窮困，貪睡的人必穿破衣爛衫。

要殷勤，不可懶惰，要常常火熱地事奉主。

我走過懶惰人的田地和無知者的葡萄園，那裡荊棘遍地，刺草叢生，石牆倒塌。我仔細思想所見之事，領悟到一個教訓：再睡一會兒，打個盹兒，抱著手躺一會兒，貧窮必像強盜一樣臨到你，缺乏必像武士一樣撲向你。

耶穌又對門徒說：「某財主有個管家，有人控告這管家浪費主人的財物。財主便把管家召來，對他說，『聽說你浪費我的財物，到底是怎麼回事？把帳目交代清楚，你不能再當管家了。』

「沒過幾天，小兒子帶著他所有的財物出門遠遊去了。他終日在外花天酒地，揮金如土，很快囊空如洗，又遇到嚴重的饑荒，就陷入困境，

我成了豺狼的兄弟，駝鳥的夥伴。