American Standard Version
"I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; "
— Proverbs 24:30, American Standard Version
“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”
“I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”
“I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks sense.”
“I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:”
“I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;”
“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”
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;
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;