“And dressed in rags will be the sluggard. For his death will find him despicable and devoid of all good works, as his languor occupied him here in seeking the crimes of another's life through slander.”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Proverbs
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21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
— Proverbs 23:21 —
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.