How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
(Yet) a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men (is to) the diligent.
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.