He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Joshua 18:3 - Y'all Version Bible Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will y’all delay going in to possess the land, which YHWH, the God of y’all’s ancestors, has given y’all? 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 becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The soul of the sluggard craves, but has nothing, while the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.”
About five in the afternoon, he went out and found others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why do you stand here all day without work?’
Y’all shouldn’t work for food that perishes, but for the food that endures toward eternal life, which the Son of Humanity will give y’all. For God the Father has sealed him.”
“Be strong and courageous; for you will cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
Now Joshua was old and well advanced in years. YHWH said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.
Seven tribes remained among the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance.
Y’all appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them. They are to go up and walk through the land, and write a description of it according to their inheritance. Then they will return to me.
They said, “Arise, and let’s go up against them. We have seen the land, it is very good! Are y’all going to stand still? Y’all must not hesitate in going in to seize the land.