Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Proverbs 24:26-34 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

26. Giving an honest answeris a signof true friendship.

27. Get your fields readyand plant your cropsbefore setting up home.

28. Don't accuse anyonewho isn't guilty.Don't ever tell a lie

29. or say to someone,“I'll get even with you!”

30. I once walked by the fieldand the vineyardof a lazy fool.

31. Thorns and weedswere everywhere,and the stone wallhad fallen down.

32. When I saw this,it taught me a lesson:

33. Sleep a little. Doze a little.Fold your handsand twiddle your thumbs.

34. Suddenly poverty hits youand everything is gone!