Mishle 23:21

21 For the drunkard and the zolel (glutton) shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe with rags.

Mishle 23:21 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty
They consuming their substance upon their bellies, in eating and drinking; see ( Proverbs 21:17 ) ; and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags;
excessive eating and drinking brings drowsiness on men, unfits them for business, and makes them idle and slothful; and spending all on their bellies, they have nothing for their backs, and are clothed in rags; see ( Proverbs 24:33 Proverbs 24:34 ) .

Mishle 23:21 In-Context

19 Hear thou, beni (my son), and be chacham, and guide thine lev straight on the derech.

20 Be not among yayin gluttons; among gluttonous eaters of basar,

21 For the drunkard and the zolel (glutton) shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe with rags.

22 Pay heed unto avicha that fathered thee, and despise not immecha when she is old.

23 Buy emes, and sell it not; also chochmah, and musar, and binah (understanding).