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Proverbs 20:4

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4The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;

he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Sluggards do not plow in season;

so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The slacker does not plow during planting season;

at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.

NLTNew Living Translation

Those too lazy to plow in the right season

will have no food at the harvest.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The lazy person will not plow in season;

he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing.

KJV 1900King James Version

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;

Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.