15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,

and the shiftless go hungry.

16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,

but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,

and he will reward them for what they have done.

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;

And an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;

But he that despiseth his ways shall die.

17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord;

And that which he hath given will he pay him again.

15 Lazy people sleep soundly,

but idleness leaves them hungry.

16 Keep the commandments and keep your life;

despising them leads to death.

17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord—

and he will repay you!

15 Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,

And an idle person will suffer hunger.

16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

But he who is careless of his ways will die.

17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,

And He will pay back what he has given.

15 Lazy people sleep a lot,

and idle people will go hungry.

16 Those who obey the commands protect themselves,

but those who are careless will die.

17 Being kind to the poor is like lending to the Lord;

he will reward you for what you have done.

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;

And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul;

But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah,

And his good deed will he pay him again.

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.

17 He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

15 Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, 

and an idle person will go hungry. 

16 Whoever obeys the law preserves his life, 

⸤but⸥ whoever despises the Lord’s ways will be put to death. 

17 Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, 

and he will repay him for his good deed. 

15 Laziness induces deep sleep,

and a lazy person will go hungry.

16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself;

one who disregards his ways will die.

17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,

and He will give a reward to the lender.

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep;

an idle person will suffer hunger.

16 Those who keep the commandment will live;

those who are heedless of their ways will die.

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,

and will be repaid in full.

15 Laziness will bring on a deep sleep,

and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.

16 He who guards commandments guards his life;

he who is careless of his ways will be killed.

17 He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,

and his benefits he will repay to him.

15 Anyone who doesn’t want to work sleeps his life away.

And a person who refuses to work goes hungry.

16 Those who obey what they are taught guard their lives.

But those who don’t care how they live will die.

17 Anyone who is kind to poor people lends to the Lord.

God will reward him for what he has done.

15 Laziness casts into a deep sleep,

And an idle man will suffer hunger.

16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

But he who is careless of conduct will die.

17 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,

And He will repay him for his good deed.