RichTestOrg_en_tn/ecc/10/18.md

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Because of laziness the roof sinks in

A lazy person does not keep up on the regular house maintenance. Alternate translation: "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" Alternate translation: "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. Alternate translation: "the roof leaks" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)