Proverbs 20:4
Proverbs 20:4 King James Version (KJV)
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:4 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:4 The Message (MSG)
A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the fall.
Proverbs 20:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Proverbs 20:4 New Century Version (NCV)
Lazy farmers don’t plow when they should; they expect a harvest, but there is none.
Proverbs 20:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:4 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
Sluggards do not plough in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
Proverbs 20:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives; So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].