I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.

荆棘长满了地皮，刺草遮盖了田面，石墙也坍塌了。

看哪，它长满了荆棘，荨麻盖地面，石墙也坍塌了。

看哪，它长满了荆棘，荨麻盖地面，石墙也坍塌了。

那里荆棘遍地，刺草丛生，石墙倒塌。

只见到处长满蒺藜，地面盖满刺草，石墙也倒塌了。

看哪，那里到处长满灌木丛，杂草遮盖地面，石头的围墙也倒塌了！

荊棘長滿了地皮，刺草遮蓋了田面，石牆也坍塌了。

看哪，它長滿了荊棘，蕁麻蓋地面，石牆也坍塌了。

看哪，它長滿了荊棘，蕁麻蓋地面，石牆也坍塌了。

那裡荊棘遍地，刺草叢生，石牆倒塌。

只見到處長滿蒺藜，地面蓋滿刺草，石牆也倒塌了。

只見蒺藜長滿了地皮！刺草蓋滿了田面！其石牆也翻毁了！

看哪，那裡到處長滿灌木叢，雜草遮蓋地面，石頭的圍牆也倒塌了！

荊棘滿地、蒺藜蔓延、石垣傾圮、

草萊蔓延、荊棘叢生、墻垣傾圮、

見荒草遍地、荊棘叢生、墻垣傾圮、

thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

Thorns had grown up everywhere. The ground was covered with weeds. The stone wall had fallen down.

and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.

And behold, it was completely overgrown with weeds; Its surface was covered with weeds, And its stone wall was broken down.

And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,[ and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.

But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.

This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:“ Plow up the hard ground of your hearts! Do not waste your good seed among thorns.

Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will tear down its hedges and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it.

Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants.

then let thistles grow on that land instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley.” Job’s words are ended.

for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags.

The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.

Fear of the Lord leads to life, bringing security and protection from harm.

And to the man he said,“ Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.It will grow thorns and thistles for you, though you will eat of its grains.By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return.”

Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky house.

The lazy person claims,“ There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”