Bible in Basic English
"I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;"
— Proverbs 24:30, Bible in Basic English
“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, 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 slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”
Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: