The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. 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,
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