The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks. American Standard Version (1901) By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. Common English Bible Through laziness, the roof sags; through idle hands, the house leaks. Catholic Public Domain Version By laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through. |
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in realizing the full assurance of hope until the end,