Verse Comparison: Proverbs 20:4
American Standard Version
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Amplified® Bible
The sluggard does not plow when winter sets in; therefore he begs in harvest and has nothing.
Contemporary English Version
If you are too lazy to plow, don't expect a harvest.
Darby English Version
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Good News Bible
A farmer too lazy to plow his fields at the right time will have nothing to harvest.
King James Version
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
New American Standard Bible
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
New International Version
A sluggard does not plow in season;
so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.
New King James Version
The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Revised Standard Version
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
Young's Literal Translation
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
