Then your povertywill come[as] a robberAnd your wantlike an armedman.
Pooris he who workswith a negligenthand,But the handof the diligentmakesrich.
The soulof the sluggardcravesand [gets] nothing,But the soulof the diligentis madefat.
He alsowho is slackin his workIs brotherto him who destroys.
"A littlesleep,a littleslumber,A littlefoldingof the handsto rest,"
Thesealsoare proverbsof Solomonwhichthe menof Hezekiah,kingof Judah,transcribed.
He who tillshis landwill haveplentyof food,But he who followsempty[pursuits] will havepovertyin plenty.
"A littlesleep,a littleslumber,A littlefoldingof the handsto rest"--
Your povertywill comein like a vagabondAnd your needlike an armedman.
