Proverbs 10:5

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 5

Here is just blame of those who trifle away opportunities, both for here and for hereafter.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.