GOD'S WORD® Translation
A roof sags because of laziness. A house leaks because of idle hands.

American Standard Version
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

Berean Study Bible
Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.

Douay-Rheims Bible
By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.

English Revised Version
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

King James Bible
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

World English Bible
By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

Young's Literal Translation
By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

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