So Joshuasaidto the sonsof Israel,"Howlongwill you putoffenteringto takepossessionof the landwhichthe LORD,the Godof your fathers,has givenyou?
Pooris he who workswith a negligenthand,But the handof the diligentmakesrich.
The soulof the sluggardcravesand [gets] nothing,But the soulof the diligentis madefat.
The wayof the lazyis as a hedgeof thorns,But the pathof the uprightis a highway.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
In that dayit will be saidto Jerusalem:"Do not be afraid,O Zion;Do not let your handsfalllimp.
"And aboutthe eleventh[hour] he wentout and foundothersstanding[around]; and he saidto them, 'Whyhave you been standinghereidlealldaylong?'
"Do not workfor the foodwhich perishes,but for the foodwhich enduresto eternallife,whichthe Sonof Manwill giveto you, for on Him the Father,God,has set His seal."
"Be strongand courageous,for you shall givethispeoplepossessionof the landwhichI sworeto their fathersto givethem.
Now Joshuawas old[and] advancedin yearswhen the LORDsaidto him, "You are old[and] advancedin years,and verymuchof the landremainsto be possessed.
There remainedamong the sonsof Israelseventribeswhohad not dividedtheir inheritance.
"Providefor yourselves threemenfrom each tribethat I may sendthem, and that they may ariseand walkthrough the landand writea description of it accordingto their inheritance;then they shall returnto me.
They said,"Arise,and let us goup againstthem; for we have seenthe land,and behold,it is verygood.And will you sitstill?Do not delayto go,to enter,to possessthe land.
