¹⁰ Whatever your hand finds to do, ^(A)do it with your might,^{[a] (B)}for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

^23 (A)Whatever you do, work heartily, ^(B)as for the Lord and not for men,

^16 (A)making the best use of the time, because ^(B)the days are evil.

¹¹ Do not be slothful in zeal, ^(A)be fervent in spirit,^{[a] (B)}serve the Lord.

²⁴ Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives ^(A)the prize? So ^(B)run that you may obtain it.

⁶ In the morning sow your seed, and at evening ^(A)withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

^13 (A)You will seek me and find me, when you seek me ^(B)with all your heart.

²⁰ Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, ^(A)and he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. ²¹ And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.

³³ But ^(A)seek first ^(B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, ^(C)and all these things will be added to you.