Other translations
American Standard Version
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
Darby Bible Translation
By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
God's Word
A roof sags because of laziness. A house leaks because of idle hands.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.
International Standard Version
Through slothfulness the roof deteriorates, and a house leaks because of idleness.
NET Bible
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.
New American Standard Bible
Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
New International Version
Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.
New Living Translation
Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky house.
Webster's Bible Translation
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
The World English Bible
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
EasyEnglish Bible
If a man is too lazy to work on his house, its roof will fall down. Rain will make his rooms wet.
Young‘s Literal Translation
By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
New Life Version
When men are lazy, the roof begins to fall in. When they will do no work, the rain comes into the house.
The Voice Bible
The roof sags over the head of lazybones; the house leaks because of idle hands.
Living Bible
Laziness lets the roof leak, and soon the rafters begin to rot.
New Catholic Bible
Because of your negligence the roof begins to collapse, and when hands remain idle, the house leaks.
Legacy Standard Bible
Through indolence the beams sag, and through slack hands the house leaks.
Jubilee Bible 2000
By much slothfulness the building decays, and through idleness of the hands the rain drips throughout the house.
Christian Standard Bible
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
New Century Version
If someone is lazy, the roof will begin to fall. If he doesn’t fix it, the house will leak.
The Message
A shiftless man lives in a tumbledown shack; A lazy woman ends up with a leaky roof.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Because of laziness, roof beams sag. Because of idle hands, the house leaks.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
Good News Translation®
When you are too lazy to repair your roof, it will leak, and the house will fall in.
Wycliffe Bible
The highness of houses shall be made low in sloths; and the house shall drop (rain) in the feebleness of hands (and a house shall leak due to feeble, or weak, hands).
Contemporary English Version
Some people are too lazy to fix a leaky roof— then the house collapses.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
Common English Bible © 2011
Through laziness, the roof sags; through idle hands, the house leaks.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Through laziness the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sags, and through idleness [the roof of] the house leaks.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Because of laziness, the rafters sag; when hands are slack, the house leaks.
New American Standard Bible
Through extreme laziness the rafters sag, and through idleness the house leaks.
The Expanded Bible
If someone is lazy, the roof will begin to ·fall [sag]. If he ·doesn’t fix it [L lowers his hands], the house will leak [Prov. 6:6; 26:16].
Tree of Life Version
By laziness the rafters sag, and by idle hands the house leaks.
Revised Standard Version
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
New International Reader's Version
When a person won’t work, the roof falls down. Because of hands that aren’t busy, the house leaks.
BRG Bible
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Complete Jewish Bible
When the owner is lazy, the roof sags; when hands are idle, the house leaks.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
By much atzlut (slothfulness) the rafters falleth; and through idleness of the hands the bais leaketh.
Names of God Bible
A roof sags because of laziness. A house leaks because of idle hands.
Modern English Version
The roof beams sink in with slothfulness, and with the idleness of one’s hands the house drips.
Easy-to-Read Version
If someone is too lazy to work, their house will begin to leak, and the roof will fall in.
International Children’s Bible
If a person is lazy and doesn’t repair the roof, it will begin to fall. If he refuses to fix it, the house will leak.
Lexham English Bible
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.
New International Version - UK
Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.