²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke^(A) to the eyes,
    so are sluggards to those who send them.^(B)

⁴ A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,^(A)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

⁴ Sluggards^(A) do not plow in season;
    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.^(B)

¹⁶ A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
    than seven people who answer discreetly.