Exodus 16:27
Hebrew Text— Exodus 16:27On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.
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Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.