Proverbs 24:30
I went past the field of a slacker
What it says
The speaker went past the field of a sluggard and the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
What it is doing
This verse introduces the concluding object lesson.
In context
23These also are sayings of the wise: 24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— 25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, 26An honest answer given 27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; 28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, 29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; 30I went past the field of a slacker 31Thorns had grown up everywhere, 32I observed and took it to heart; 33A little sleep, a little slumber, 34and poverty will come upon you like a robber,