⁵ The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

²⁰ One shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

¹¹ So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man.

¹⁴ Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand?

¹⁷ The merciful man does good to his own soul, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

²⁷ The slothful man doesn't roast his game, But the possessions of diligent men are prized.

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, But the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

⁴ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

³³ A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

³⁴ So shall your poverty come as a robber, And your want as an armed man.