Poor is he who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the hard worker makes rich.
The plans of the hard worker lead only to plenty, But all rash haste only to poverty.
The lazy one does not plough after the autumn; At harvest time he inquires – there is none!
Laziness makes one fall into a deep sleep, And an idle being suffers hunger.
The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Master, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Master.
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; Open your eyes, be satisfied with bread.
A lazy one buries his hand in a dish, And does not bring it back to his mouth.
The hand of the hard worker rules, But the lazy is put to compulsory labour.
There is one who scatters, yet increases more. And one who withholds more than is right, But it comes to poverty.
“Do not labour for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to everlasting life, which the Son of Aḏ
Because of laziness the framework tumbles, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
The lazy one has no game to roast, But the hard worker prizes his possessions.
Also, he who is slack in his work Is a brother of a master destroyer.
And on the same day it came to be that the servants of Yitsḥ