Catholic Public Domain Version
"and behold, it was entirely filled with nettles, and thorns had covered its surface, and the stonewall was destroyed. "
— Proverbs 24:31, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.”
“And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. ”
“Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.”
“I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.”
“And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.”
“And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.”
“And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.”
Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor. And do not mislead anyone with your lips.
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me.” I will repay each one according to his work.
I passed by the field of a lazy man, and by the vineyard of a foolish man,
and behold, it was entirely filled with nettles, and thorns had covered its surface, and the stonewall was destroyed.
When I had seen this, I laid it up in my heart, and by this example, I received discipline.
You will sleep a little,” I said. “You will slumber briefly. You will fold your hands a little, so as to rest.
And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man.”