Proverbs !9:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Here we see someone who is too lazy to hit a lick at a snake an they do nothing but sleep their life away because they are too lazy to work. Because they are too lazy to work they face the problem of having food to eat. People do not like to hire lazy people because they will not get their work done.This laziness can cause poverty but it is not the only cause of poverty.
Next we see again that if we follow the commandments we will be blessed. We know that God does not lie and if He promised us blessings you can depend on Him to supply them. The last part of this verse reminds us that if we are disobedient we will suffer the consequences of refusing to follow Gods’ will. Wisdom is equated with God’s commandments. In a sense, Proverbs contains the applications and implications of all that is in God’s moral law.