The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
Ecclesiastes 10:18 - English Standard Version 2016 Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks. American Standard Version (1901) By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. Common English Bible Through laziness, the roof sags; through idle hands, the house leaks. Catholic Public Domain Version By laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through. |
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end,