5:11 On this topic we have much to say 1 and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish 2 in hearing.
12:24 The diligent 3 person 4 will rule,
but the slothful 5 will become a slave. 6
13:4 The appetite 7 of the sluggard 8 craves 9 but gets nothing,
but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied. 10
15:19 The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, 11
but the path of the upright is like 12 a highway. 13
18:9 The one who 14 is slack 15 in his work
is a brother 16 to one who destroys. 17
24:30 I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom. 18
24:31 I saw 19 that thorns had grown up all over it,
the ground 20 was covered with weeds,
and its stone wall was broken down.
24:32 When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; 21
I received instruction from what I saw: 22
24:33 “A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to relax,
24:34 and your poverty will come like a bandit,
and your need like an armed robber.” 23
1:10 Is there anything about which someone can say, “Look at this! It is new!”? 28
It was already 29 done long ago, 30 before our time. 31