Ecclesiastes 4:5

New English Translation

The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.

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Why do I put myself in peril, and take my life in my hands?

A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!