King James Version

Proverbs 10:5

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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אֹגֵ֣רogergatherאָגַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “gather”, a verb used as a describing wordH103to harvestgather.בַּ֭קַּיִץbaqayitsin summerקַיִץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in summer”, the ordinary formH7019harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) seasonsummer (fruit, house).בֵּ֣ןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmaskilconsiderשָׂכַלverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “consider”, a verb used as a describing wordH7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentconsider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.נִרְדָּ֥םnirdamsleepרָדַםverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “sleep”, a verb used as a describing wordH7290to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)(be fast a-, be in a deep, cast into a dead, that) sleep(-er, -eth).בַּ֝קָּצִ֗ירbaqatsirin harvestקָצִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in harvest”, the ordinary formH7105severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)bough, branch, harvest (man).בֵּ֣ןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […מֵבִֽישׁmevishbe confoundedבּוּשׁverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be confounded”, a verb used as a describing wordH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.

World English Bible

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

Darby Translation

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Douay-Rheims

He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth in harvest.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διεσώθη ἀπὸ καύματος υἱὸς νοήμων, ἀνεμόφθορος δὲ γίνεται ἐν ἀμητῷ υἱὸς παράνομος.