⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

¹¹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

²⁷ The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

²³ Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

¹⁹ The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

²⁶ He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.