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)

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)

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand in the presence of kings.
He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.^(A)

²⁷ Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field;^(A)
afterward, build your house.

³⁰ I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
³¹ Thistles had come up everywhere,
weeds covered the ground,^(A)
and the stone wall was ruined.
³² I saw, and took it to heart;
I looked, and received instruction:
³³ a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
³⁴ and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.^(B)