²⁵ The desire of the sluggard kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

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

²⁶ "But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹³ The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"

³⁰ I went by the field of the sluggard, By the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

³¹ Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.

³² Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:

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.

¹³ The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"

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

²⁴ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, But the path of the upright is a highway.

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

²⁴ The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, But laziness ends in slave labor.

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

⁷ Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

⁸ Provides her bread in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

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.