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Proverbs 6:11

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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.

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

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

A lazy person is too lazy to plant seeds. So, at the time of harvest he looks for food and finds nothing.

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

People who drink too much and eat too much become poor. All they do is eat, drink, sleep, and soon they have nothing.

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If you love to sleep, then you will become poor. But use your time working and you will have plenty to eat.

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

Some people say, “It is foolish to fold your hands and do nothing. If you don’t work, you will starve to death.”