30 I passed by the field of one who was lazy, by the vineyard of a stupid person;

31 and see, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.

33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior.

Proverbs 24:30-34, NRSV Catholic Edition. Copyright © 1989, 1993 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ.
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