A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
He who is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.
The fool folds his hands, and eats his own flesh.
Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed;
Therefore it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.”