## folds his hands and does not work ##

To fold the hands is a gesture of laziness and is another way of saying that the person refuses to work. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## so his food is his own flesh ##

AT: "as a result, he causes his own ruin." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## work that tries to shepherd the wind ##

Not all work is profitable. Some work is not profitable like trying to control the wind. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])