² A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.

⁹ The one who is truly lazy in his work
is brother to a vandal.^[a](A)

¹⁵ Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.^(A)

²⁴ The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth.^(A)

⁴ The slacker does not plow during planting season;^[a]
at harvest time he looks,^[b] and there is nothing.^(A)

¹³ Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.^(A)

⁵ The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.^(A)

¹⁷ The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.^(A)

²⁵ A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.^(A)
26 He is filled with craving^[a] all day long,
but the righteous give and don’t hold back.^(B)

¹³ The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”^(A)