The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.
Poor is he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Whoso is slow to anger is of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
Also, without knowledge the soul is not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.
An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
Troubled for wealth is the man with an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.
whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.