World English Bible
"I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;"
— Proverbs 24:30, World English Bible
“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 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 your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.
Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;