A fool foldeth together his hands, and eateth his flesh,
Why rend I my flesh with my teeth, and bear my life in mine hands?
A merciful man doeth well to his soul; but he that is cruel, casteth away, yea, kinsmen.
A guileful man shall not find winning; and the substance of a diligent man shall be the price of gold, that is, preciouser than gold.
A slow man will, and will not; but the soul of them that work shall be made fat.
A slow man would not ear for cold; therefore he shall beg in summer, and men shall not give to him.
How long shalt thou, slow man, sleep? when shalt thou rise from thy sleep?
The words of the mouth of a wise man be grace; and the lips of an unwise man shall cast him down.
And he shall bow to the right half, and he shall hunger, and he shall eat at the left half, and he shall not be [ful] filled; each man shall devour the flesh of his arm.