The fool foldeth his hands, &c. Is careless and idle: perceiving that diligence is attended with envy, he runs into the other extreme. And eateth his own flesh Wastes his substance, and brings himself to poverty, whereby his very flesh pines away for want of bread.
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Ecclesiastes 4:5
5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.