Proverbs 24:34

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These things will make you poor very quickly. You will have nothing, as if a thief broke in and took everything away.

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A lazy person will be poor. But a person that works hard will be rich.

The lazy person wants things, but he can never get them. But people who work hard will get the things they want.

A person that does sloppy work is almost as bad as a person that destroys things.

a little sleep, a little rest, folding your arms, and taking a nap.

These are some more wise sayings of Solomon. These words were copied by servants of Hezekiah, king of Judah:

A person that works hard will have plenty to eat. But a person that wastes his time with dreams will always be poor.

The lazy person says, “I need a short nap. I will lie here for a short rest.”

But he sleeps and sleeps. And he becomes poorer and poorer. Soon he will have nothing! It will be like a robber has come and stolen everything.