Proverbs 20:4

Proverbs 20:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4Sluggards do not plow in season;

so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

4The 20:4 Lit idlelazy one does not plow after the autumn,

So he 20:4 Lit asksbegs during the harvest and has nothing.

4The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,

So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.

4The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;

So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].

4The slacker does not plow in season;

at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

4Anyone who refuses to work doesn’t plow in the right season.

When they look for a crop at harvest time, they don’t find it.