Love not sleep, so that you do not come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
He becomes poor that deals with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
He who tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he who follows vain persons lacks understanding.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
It is nothing, it is nothing, says the buyer: but when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
He that tills his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that follows after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
She rises also while it is yet night, and gives food to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
So the captain came to him, and said to him, What do you mean, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, if perhaps God will think of us, so that we do not perish.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awaken out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
Therefore he says, Awake you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.