Proverbs 10:4

Poor is he who works with a slack ¹hand,

But the ^ahand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,

So is the ^asluggard to those who send him.

He ^awho cultivates his land will be satisfied with bread,

But he who pursues empty things lacks a heart of wisdom.

The hand of the diligent will rule,

But ¹the slack hand will be ^aput to forced labor.

A slack handed man does not ¹roast his prey,

But the wealth of a man is ^aprecious for the diligent.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,

But the soul of the diligent is enriched.

^aAbundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,

But ¹it is swept away by injustice.

The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns,

But the path of the upright is a highway.

A worker’s appetite works for him,

For his mouth urges him on.