Do not lovesleep,oryou will becomepoor;Openyour eyes,[and] you will be satisfiedwith food.
Pooris he who workswith a negligenthand,But the handof the diligentmakesrich.
He who tillshis landwill haveplentyof bread,But he who pursuesworthless[things] lackssense.
The soulof the sluggardcravesand [gets] nothing,But the soulof the diligentis madefat.
Lazinesscastsinto a deepsleep,And an idlemanwill sufferhunger.
"Bad,bad,"saysthe buyer,But when he goeshis way,thenhe boasts.
He who tillshis landwill haveplentyof food,But he who followsempty[pursuits] will havepovertyin plenty.
She risesalso while it is stillnightAnd givesfoodto her householdAnd portionsto her maidens.
So the captainapproachedhim and said,"Howis it that you are sleeping?Getup, callon your god.Perhaps[your] godwill be concernedabout us so that we will not perish."
not lagging behindin diligence,ferventin spirit,servingthe Lord;
[Do] this,knowingthe time,that it is alreadythe hourfor you to awakenfrom sleep;for nowsalvationis nearerto us thanwhenwe believed.
Become sober-mindedas you ought,and stopsinning;for somehaveno knowledgeof God.I speak[this] to your shame.
For this reasonit says,"Awake,sleeper,And arisefrom the dead,And Christwill shineon you."
For evenwhenwe were with you, we used to giveyou thisorder:ifanyoneis not willingto work,thenhe is not to eat,either.
