The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure me
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitt
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon consc
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. O