³⁰ I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
³¹ And there it was, ^(A)all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
³² When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
^33 (B)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
^34 (C)So shall your poverty come like ^[a]a prowler,
And your need like ^[b]an armed man.

“Stand in the ways and see,
And ask for the ^(A)old paths, where the good way is,
And walk in it;
Then you will find ^(B)rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

⁹ He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.