⁴ Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.^(A)

²⁴ The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labour.^(A)

⁴ The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.^(A)

¹⁵ Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.^(A)

²⁴ The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!^(A)