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15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
    The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
    therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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13 Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty.
    Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

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17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
    He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

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25 The desire of the sluggard kills him,
    for his hands refuse to labor.
26 There are those who covet greedily all day long;
    but the righteous give and don’t withhold.

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29 Do you see a man skilled in his work?
    He will serve kings.
    He won’t serve obscure men.

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27 Prepare your work outside,
    and get your fields ready.
    Afterwards, build your house.

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30 I went by the field of the sluggard,
    by the vineyard of the man void of understanding:
31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns.
    Its surface was covered with nettles,
    and its stone wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered well.
    I saw, and received instruction:
33 a little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to sleep,
34 so your poverty will come as a robber
    and your want as an armed man.

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14 As the door turns on its hinges,
    so does the sluggard on his bed.

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18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.
    He who looks after his master shall be honored.

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23 Know well the state of your flocks,
    and pay attention to your herds:
24 for riches are not forever,
    nor does the crown endure to all generations.
25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears,
    the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
26 The lambs are for your clothing,
    and the goats are the price of a field.
27 There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food,
    for your family’s food,
    and for the nourishment of your servant girls.

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19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food;
    but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

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