²⁴ Work hard and become a leader;
    be lazy and become a slave.

²⁷ Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch,
    but the diligent make use of everything they find.

²⁵ Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin,
    for their hands refuse to work.

²⁶ Some people are always greedy for more,
    but the godly love to give!

⁴ Lazy people are soon poor;
    hard workers get rich.

² A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
    and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.

⁴ Lazy people want much but get little,
    but those who work hard will prosper.

²⁹ Do you see any truly competent workers?
    They will serve kings
    rather than working for ordinary people.

¹³ The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
    If I go outside, I might be killed!”

¹⁵ Lazy people sleep soundly,
    but idleness leaves them hungry.