Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; {therefore} shall he beg in harvest, and {have} nothing. {cold: or, winter}

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe {a man} with rags.

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, {and} nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. {breaches: or, droppings}