Diligent hands brings profit

He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

Prepare your work outside
And make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterwards, then, build your house.

In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Go to the ant, O sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.
Without having any chief,
officer, or ruler,
she prepares her bread in summer
and gathers her food in harvest.
How long will you lie there, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.