²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.

^19 (A)The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.

^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.

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!”

³⁰ I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
³¹ And there it was, ^(A)all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
³² When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
^33 (B)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
^34 (C)So shall your poverty come like ^[a]a prowler,
And your need like ^[b]an armed man.

¹³ The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion is in the ^[a]streets!”
¹⁴ As a door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy man on his bed.
¹⁵ The ^(A)lazy man buries his hand in the ^[b]bowl;
It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
¹⁶ The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.