Cf: Idleness goes in rags (Am.). Idleness is the key of beggary (the mother of want) (Am.). Idleness is the key to beggary (Br.). Laziness travels so slow that poverty overtakes him (Am.). Sloth is the key to poverty (Am., Br.). The sluggard must be clad in rags (Br.). There is no luck in laziness (Am.)
Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок. Академик.ру. 2013.