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Because of laziness the roof sinks in
A lazy person does not keep up on the regular house maintenance. AT: "Because a lazy person does not repair his house, the roof sinks in" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
because of idle hands
Here a person is represented by his "hands" AT: "because of an idle person" or "because the person is idle" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
the house leaks
Here the roof is represented by the whole house. AT: "the roof leaks" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
People prepare food for laughter
The word "laughter" can be expressed as a verb. AT: "People prepare food in order to laugh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
wine brings enjoyment to life
The word "enjoyment" can be expressed as a verb. AT: "wine helps people to enjoy life" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
money fills the need for everything
Possible meanings are 1) "money provides for every need" or 2) "money provides for both food and wine"