He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share in the inheritance among the brothers.

Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before insignificant men.

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, and made him overseer over the burden bearers of the house of Joseph.

And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, that they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

The slothful does not roast his game taken in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Laziness causes one to fall into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and spares not.

The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!

I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man lacking heart;

Then I saw; I set my heart on it; I observed and received instruction.

so shall your poverty come like a prowler, and your want like an armed man.

The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets!

The sluggard hides his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.