工作懶惰的，是滅亡者的兄弟。

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。

懶惰人與毀壞者臭味相投。

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.

游手好閒的，招致貧窮，勤力工作的，得到富足。

並且不要懶惰，卻要效法那些憑著信心和忍耐承受應許的人。

偷竊自己父母財物，並說：“這不是罪過”的，這人是與強盜一夥。

可是主人對他說：‘你這個又可惡又懶惰的僕人，你既然知道我要在沒有撒種的地方收割，在沒有散播的地方收聚，

酗酒的人，不可與他們來往；暴食的人，不要與他們為友。因為酗酒暴食的人必致窮乏；貪睡的人必穿破衣。

殷勤不可懶惰，心靈要火熱，常常服事主；

我經過懶惰人的田地，無知人的葡萄園；只見到處長滿蒺藜，地面蓋滿刺草，石牆也倒塌了。我看了，就用心思想；我見了，就領受了教訓。再睡片時，打盹片時，抱著手躺臥片時，你的貧窮就必像強盜來到，你的缺乏就必像拿兵器的人來到。

耶穌又對門徒說：“有一個財主的管家，有人在他主人面前告他浪費主人的財物。主人把他叫來，對他說：‘我聽見關於你的是怎麼一回事呢？把你管理的帳目交代清楚，因為你不能再作管家了。’

過了不多幾天，小兒子收拾一切，到遠方去了，在那裡生活放蕩，浪費錢財。他花盡了一切所有的，那地方又遇上了嚴重的饑荒，就窮困起來；

我與野狗為兄弟，又與鴕鳥作同伴。