Ecclesiastes 4:5

A Conservative Version

The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.

Cross References

Isaiah 9:20

And he 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--

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow because of the winter. Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Job 13:14

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

Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

Proverbs 11:17

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

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up.

Proverbs 6:9

How long will thou sleep, O sluggard? When will thou arise out of thy sleep?