Ecc 4:5
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: {snatch: Heb cut}
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; {therefore} shall he beg in harvest, and {have} nothing. {cold: or, winter}
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
The slothful {man} roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man {is} precious.
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but {he that is} cruel troubleth his own flesh.
{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?