¹¹ and poverty^(A) will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.

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.

¹³ Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;^(A)
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.

¹⁹ Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.^(A)