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

²⁷ The lazy do not roast^[a] any game,
    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

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

¹¹ Dishonest money dwindles away,^(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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

⁵ The plans of the diligent lead to profit^(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.