5The 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:
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: …
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-6)Here Solomon returns to the observation and consideration of the vanity and vexation of spirit that attend the business of this world, which he had spoken of before, Eccl. 2:11. I. If a man be acute, and dexterous, and successful in his business, he gets the ill-will of his neighbours , Eccl. 4:4. Though he takes a great deal of pains, and goes through all travail , does not get his estate easily,…
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