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

⁹ A lazy person is as bad as
    someone who destroys things.

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

²⁴ Lazy people take food in their hand
    but don’t even lift it to their mouth.

⁴ Those too lazy to plow in the right season
    will have no food at the harvest.

¹³ If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.
    Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

⁵ Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
    but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

¹⁷ Those who love pleasure become poor;
    those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

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!

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