^24 (A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the slothful will be ^(B)put to forced labor.

²⁵ The desire of ^(A)the sluggard kills him,
    for his hands refuse to labor.
²⁶ All day long he craves and craves,
    but the righteous ^(B)gives and does not hold back.

^27 (A)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
    but the diligent man will get precious wealth.^[a]

⁴ A slack hand ^(A)causes poverty,
    ^(B)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

^13 (A)The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
    I shall be killed in the streets!”

^15 (A)Slothfulness casts into ^(B)a deep sleep,
    and ^(C)an idle person will suffer hunger.

² A servant who deals wisely will rule over ^(A)a son who acts shamefully
    and ^(B)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

^4 (A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent ^(B)is richly supplied.