Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is ne
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying a