Proverbs 26:14

New American Bible - revised edition

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

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The diligent hand will govern, but sloth makes for forced labor.

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

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest—

Go to the ant, O sluggard, study her ways and learn wisdom;

so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those who, through faith and patience, are inheriting the promises. God’s Promise Immutable.