Then you would be poor, as if someone had robbed you. You would have little, as if someone had stolen from you.
Hands that don’t want to work make you poor. But hands that work hard bring wealth to you.
People who refuse to work want things and get nothing. But the desires of people who work hard are completely satisfied.
Anyone who doesn’t want to work is like someone who destroys.
You might sleep a little or take a little nap. You might even fold your hands and rest.
These are more proverbs of Solomon. They were gathered together by the men of Hezekiah, the king of Judah.
Those who work their land will have plenty of food. But those who chase dreams will be very poor.