The slothful {man} roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man {is} precious.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean {men}. {mean...: Heb. obscure men}

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

And he saw that rest {was} good, and the land that {it was} pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

And the man Jeroboam {was} a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. {was industrious: Heb. did work} {charge: Heb. burden}

The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion in the way; a lion {is} in the streets.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean {men}. {mean...: Heb. obscure men}

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips {tendeth} only to penury.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

{As} the door turneth upon his hinges, so {doth} the slothful upon his bed.