4:5a The fool folds his hands

Foolish people just fold their hands ⌊and do no work⌋ ,
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⌊But if someone⌋ doesn’t work at all, ⌊that person⌋ is foolish.

4:5b and consumes his own flesh.

and so they ruin their own lives.
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The result will be their own ruin.

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