Sirach 19:1

1 A drunken worker won't become rich, and whoever neglects the little things will fail little by little.

Sirach 19:1 In-Context

1 A drunken worker won't become rich, and whoever neglects the little things will fail little by little.
2 Wine and women will mislead an intelligent person, and the one who has sex with prostitutes will become more reckless.
3 Decay and worms will possess him, and his reckless soul will be carried away.
4 Those who trust others too quickly have empty heads, and those who sin injure themselves.
5 Those who rejoice in wickedness will be condemned.

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