Catholic Public Domain Version
"The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds. "
— Proverbs 10:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. ”
“The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.”
“The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away.”
“He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.”
A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Treasures of impiety will profit nothing. Truly, justice shall liberate from death.
The Lord will not afflict with famine the soul of the just, and he will overthrow the treacheries of the impious.
The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds.
He who gathers the harvest is a wise son. But he who snores in warm weather is a son of confusion.
The blessing of the Lord is on the head of the just. But iniquity covers the mouth of the impious.
The remembrance of the just is with praises. And the name of the impious shall decay.