² 
A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family]
And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

⁹ 
He who is careless in his work
Is a brother to him who destroys.

¹⁵ 
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.

²⁴ 
The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.

⁴ 
The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].

¹³ 
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.

⁵ 
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance and advantage,
But everyone who acts in haste comes surely to poverty.

¹⁷ 
He who loves [only selfish] pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves and is devoted to ^[a]wine and [olive] oil will not become rich.

²⁵ 
The desire of the lazy kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor;
²⁶ 
He craves all the day long [and does no work],
But the righteous [willingly] gives and does not withhold [what he has].^(A)

¹³ 
The lazy one [manufactures excuses and] says, “There is a lion outside!
I will be killed in the streets [if I go out to work]!”