American Standard Version
"Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house. "
— Proverbs 24:27, American Standard Version
“Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.”
“Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.”
“Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.”
“Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.”
“Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.”
“Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.”
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
But to them that rebukehim shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;