² A ·wise [insightful] servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful child
and will even ·inherit a share of what the master leaves his children [^Ldivide an inheritance with the brothers/relatives].

⁹ A person who doesn’t work hard
is ·just like someone who destroys things [^La brother to a destroyer].

¹⁵ Lazy people ·sleep a lot [^Lfall into a deep sleep],
and idle people will go hungry.

²⁴ Though the lazy person ·puts [^Lburies] his hand in the dish,
he won’t lift the food to his mouth.

⁴ Lazy farmers don’t plow ·when they should [^Lin the winter];
they ·expect [look for] a harvest, but there is none.