²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the ^[a](A)lazy one to those who send him.

⁴ The soul of the ^[a]lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made ^[b]prosperous.

⁴ The ^[a](A)lazy one does not plow after the autumn,
So he ^[b]begs during the harvest and has nothing.

¹⁶ A lazy one is ^(A)wiser in his own eyes
Than seven people who can ^[a]give a discreet answer.