^15 (A)Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And an idle person will ^(B)suffer hunger.

^24 (A)A lazy man buries his hand in the ^[a]bowl,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

^4 (A)The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
^(B)He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

^13 (A)Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

¹⁷ He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

²⁵ The ^(A)desire of the lazy man kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor.
²⁶ He covets greedily all day long,
But the righteous ^(B)gives and does not spare.

²⁹ Do you see a man who ^[a]excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before ^[b]unknown men.

^27 (A)Prepare your outside work,
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.

³⁰ I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
³¹ And there it was, ^(A)all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
³² When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
^33 (B)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
^34 (C)So shall your poverty come like ^[a]a prowler,
And your need like ^[b]an armed man.