Ecclesiastes 4:5

The fool folds his arms
and consumes his own flesh.

Isaiah 9:20

They carve meat on the right,
but they are still hungry;
they have eaten on the left,
but they are still not satisfied.
Each one eats the flesh of his own arm.

Job 13:14

Why do I put myself at risk
and take my life in my own hands?

Proverbs 6:10-11

A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,

Proverbs 11:17

A kind man benefits himself,
but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.

Proverbs 12:27

A lazy man doesn’t roast his game,
but to a diligent man, his wealth is precious.

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 20:4

The slacker does not plow during planting season;
at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.

Proverbs 24:33-34

a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,

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