He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.
Joshua 18:3 - Modern King James Version And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, How long will you fail to go in to possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers has given you? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Joshua asked the Israelites, How long will you be slack to go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you? American Standard Version (1901) And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go in to possess the land, which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, hath given you? Common English Bible Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you avoid going to take over the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you? Catholic Public Domain Version And Joshua said to them: "For how long will you draw back in idleness, and not enter to possess the land, which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given to you? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Josue said to them: How long are you indolent and slack, and go not in to possess the land which the Lord the God of your fathers hath given you? |
He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich.
The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing; but the soul of the hard worker shall be made fat.
The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not! Do not let not your hands droop, Zion.
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here all day idle?
Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for that food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father sealed Him.
Be strong and of good courage. For you shall divide for an inheritance to this people, the land which I swore to their fathers, to give it to them.
Now Joshua was old, going on in days. And Jehovah said to him, You are old, far along in days, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.
And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance.
Give from among you three men for each tribe. And I will send them, and they shall rise and go through the land and map it according to the inheritance of them. And they shall come to me.
And they said, Arise, so that we may go up against them. For we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good. And will you sit quietly? Do not be too lazy to go; enter to possess the land.