27 A lazy man doesn’t roast his game,(A)
but to a diligent man, his wealth is precious.(B)

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The slacker does not plow during planting season;[a]
at harvest time he looks,[b] and there is nothing.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:4 Lit plow in winter
  2. Proverbs 20:4 Lit inquires

14 A door turns on its hinges,
and a slacker, on his bed.(A)
15 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he is too weary to bring it to his mouth.(B)

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