Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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