做工懈怠的，是破壞者的兄弟。

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。

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.

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.

手懶的，必致窮乏；手勤的，卻要富足。

這樣你們才不會懶惰，卻成為效法那些藉着信和忍耐承受應許的人。

搶奪父母竟說「這不是罪過」，此人與毀滅者同類。

他的主人回答他說：『你這又惡又懶的僕人，你既知道我沒有種的地方也要收割，沒有播的地方也要收穫，

不可與好飲酒的人在一起，也不要跟貪吃肉的人來往，因為貪食好酒的，必致貧窮，愛睡覺的，必穿破爛衣服。

殷勤，不可懶惰。要靈裏火熱；常常服侍主。

我經過懶惰人的田地，走過無知人的葡萄園，看哪，它長滿了荊棘，蕁麻蓋地面，石牆也坍塌了。我看見就留心思想，我看着就領受訓誨。再睡片時，打盹片時，抱着雙臂躺臥片時，你的貧窮就如盜賊來到，你的貧乏彷彿拿盾牌的人來臨。

耶穌又對門徒說：「某財主有一個管家，有人向主人告管家浪費他的財物。主人叫他來，對他說：『我聽到了，你做的是甚麼事？把你所經管的交代清楚，你不能再作我的管家了。』

過了不多幾天，小兒子把他一切所有的都收拾起來，往遠方去了。在那裏，他任意放蕩，浪費錢財。他耗盡了一切所有的，又恰逢那地方有大饑荒，就窮困起來。

我與野狗為弟兄，我跟鴕鳥為同伴。