"The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh."
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Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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:
The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh: