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Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry.
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American Standard Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Christian Standard Bible
Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.
English Standard Version
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
King James Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
New American Standard Bible
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And a lazy person will suffer hunger.
New International Version
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.
New King James Version
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.
World English Bible
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.