24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.