¹⁵ 
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.

²⁴ 
The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.

⁴ 
The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].

¹³ 
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.

⁵ 
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance and advantage,
But everyone who acts in haste comes surely to poverty.

²⁵ 
The desire of the lazy kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor;

¹³ 
The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”^(A)
14 
As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy person on his bed [never getting out of it].
¹⁵ 
The lazy person buries his hand in the dish [losing opportunity after opportunity];
It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.^(B)
16 
The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.

¹⁹ 
He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless people and frivolous pursuits will have plenty of poverty.