New American Bible, Revised Edition

Proverbs 24:29-34 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

29. Do not say, “As they did to me, so will I do to them;I will repay them according to their deeds.”

30. I passed by the field of a sluggard,by the vineyard of one with no sense;

31. It was all overgrown with thistles;its surface was covered with nettles,and its stone wall broken down.

32. As I gazed at it, I reflected;I saw and learned a lesson:

33. A little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the arms to rest—

34. Then poverty will come upon you like a robber,and want like a brigand.