Proverbs 12:27

New American Bible - revised edition

Sloth does not catch its prey, but the wealth of the diligent is splendid.

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Better the meagerness of the righteous one than the plenty of the wicked.

The slack hand impoverishes, but the busy hand brings riches.

The just act as guides to their neighbors, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The appetite of the sluggard craves but has nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is amply satisfied.

Better a little with fear of the Lord than a great fortune with anxiety.

Better a little with justice, than a large income with injustice.

Stick the knife in your gullet if you have a ravenous appetite.

The door turns on its hinges and sluggards, on their beds.

The sluggard buries a hand in the dish, too weary to lift it to the mouth.