Howlongwill you liedown,O sluggard?Whenwill you arisefrom your sleep?
Payheed,you senselessamong the people;And whenwill you understand,stupidones?
"Howlong,O naiveones,will you lovebeing simple-minded?And scoffersdelightthemselves in scoffingAnd foolshateknowledge?
Lazinesscastsinto a deepsleep,And an idlemanwill sufferhunger.
Do not lovesleep,oryou will becomepoor;Openyour eyes,[and] you will be satisfiedwith food.
[As] the doorturnson its hinges,So [does] the sluggardon his bed.
"A littlesleep,a littleslumber,A littlefoldingof the handsto rest"--
Goto the ant,O sluggard,Observeher waysand be wise,
Preparesher foodin the summer[And] gathersher provisionin the harvest.
The foolfoldshis handsand consumeshis own flesh.
Washyour heartfrom evil,O Jerusalem,That you may be saved.Howlongwill your wickedthoughtsLodgewithinyou?
There camea mansentfrom God,whosenamewas John.
[Do] this,knowingthe time,that it is alreadythe hourfor you to awakenfrom sleep;for nowsalvationis nearerto us thanwhenwe believed.
For this reasonit says,"Awake,sleeper,And arisefrom the dead,And Christwill shineon you."
