⁴ Lazy hands make for poverty,^(A)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.^(B)

²⁴ Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.^(A)

⁴ A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,^(A)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

¹⁵ Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.^(A)

²⁴ A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he will not even bring it back to his mouth!^(A)