² A wise servant will rule over ^(A)a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.

⁹ He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

^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.

^5 (A)The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

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.

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