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Whoever gathers crops in summer is a sensible[a] son.
Whoever sleeps at harvest time is a disgraceful[b] son.

Wise Words and Wise Ways

Blessings crown the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.[c]
To remember a righteous person is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:5 Or far-sighted
  2. Proverbs 10:5 Or an embarrassing
  3. Proverbs 10:6 Or the mouth of the wicked conceals violence