Proverbs 18:9

Tree of Life Version

One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

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Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

so you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those inheriting the promises through trust and perseverance.

Do not be lagging in zeal; be fervent in spirit. Keep serving the Lord,

“But his master responded, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow and gather where I scattered no seed?

Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, “It’s not a crime,” is a partner to him who destroys.

I have become a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.

The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being.

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will starve.