Proverbs 12:24

²⁷The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

⁴He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

²⁵The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. ²⁶There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.

⁴The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

¹⁵Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

²⁹Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

²⁸The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, and he put him in charge of all the labor of the house of Joseph.

¹³The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

¹⁵He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.

²A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.