KJV:
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
NASB:
Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,
KJV:
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
NASB:
How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
KJV:
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
NASB:
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.
KJV:
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
NASB:
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
KJV:
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
NASB:
The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.
KJV:
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
NASB:
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
KJV:
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
NASB:
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
KJV:
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
NASB:
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;