5 Bible Verses about Idleness, Consequences Of

Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

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

Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.

The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.

I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
Thistles had come up everywhere,
weeds covered the ground,
and the stone wall was ruined.
I saw, and took it to heart;
I looked, and received instruction:
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a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.