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

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。

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.

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.

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

We don’t want you to slow down. Instead, be like those who have faith and are patient. They will receive what God promised.

Anyone who steals from their parents and says,“ It’s not wrong,” is just like someone who destroys.

“ His master replied,‘ You evil, lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I have not planted? You knew that I gather crops where I have not scattered seed?

Don’t join those who drink too much wine. Don’t join those who stuff themselves with meat.Those who drink or eat too much will become poor. If they sleep too much, they’ll have to wear rags.

Stay excited about your faith as you serve the Lord.

I went past the field of someone who didn’t want to work. I went past the vineyard of someone who didn’t have any sense.Thorns had grown up everywhere. The ground was covered with weeds. The stone wall had fallen down.I applied my heart to what I observed. I learned a lesson from what I saw.You might sleep a little or take a little nap. You might even fold your hands and rest.Then you would be poor, as if someone had robbed you. You would have little, as if someone had stolen from you.

Jesus told his disciples another story. He said,“ There was a rich man who had a manager. Some said that the manager was wasting what the rich man owned.So the rich man told him to come in. He asked him,‘ What is this I hear about you? Tell me exactly how you have handled what I own. You can’t be my manager any longer.’

“ Not long after that, the younger son packed up all he had. Then he left for a country far away. There he wasted his money on wild living.He spent everything he had. Then the whole country ran low on food. So the son didn’t have what he needed.

I’ve become a brother to wild dogs. Owls are my companions.