The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy hand will be put to forced labor.

殷勤人的手必掌权；懒惰的人必服苦。

殷勤人的手必掌权；懒惰的人必服苦役。

殷勤人的手必掌权；懒惰的人必服苦役。

殷勤的手必掌权，懒惰者必做奴仆。

殷勤人的手必掌权，懒惰人的手必作苦工。

殷勤人的手必掌权，懒散的人却在苦役中。

殷勤人的手必掌權；懶惰的人必服苦。

殷勤人的手必掌權；懶惰的人必服苦役。

殷勤人的手必掌權；懶惰的人必服苦役。

殷勤的手必掌權，懶惰者必做奴僕。

殷勤人的手必掌權，懶惰人的手必作苦工。

殷勤人的手必管轄人；懶怠的人必致作苦工。

殷勤人的手必掌權，懶散的人卻在苦役中。

勤者手操其柄、惰者必服厥役、

勤者治人、怠者治於人。

作事殷勤者、必得轄人、經營怠惰者、必為人役、

Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Hands that work hard will rule. But people who are lazy will be forced to work.

The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

The diligent hand will rule, but laziness will lead to forced labor.

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

The diligent hand will rule, but laziness will lead to forced labor.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

The desire of the lazy one puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Poor is one who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

A lazy person does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a person is diligence.

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And a lazy person will suffer hunger.

The lazy one says,“ There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!”

Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

When he saw that a resting place was good And that the land was pleasant, He bowed his shoulder to carry burdens, And became a slave at forced labor.

A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the sons of Israel were unable to completely eliminate, from them Solomon conscripted forced laborers, as they are to this day.

The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure people.

I passed by the field of a lazy one, And by the vineyard of a person lacking sense,And behold, it was completely overgrown with weeds; Its surface was covered with weeds, And its stone wall was broken down.When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction.“ A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,”Then your poverty will come like a drifter, And your need like an armed man.

A lazy one says,“ There is a lion on the road! A lion is in the public square!”As the door turns on its hinges, So does a lazy one on his bed.A lazy one buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.A lazy one is wiser in his own eyes Than seven people who can give a discreet answer.

And it came about, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent word and called him to the assembly, and made him king over all Israel. None except the tribe of Judah alone followed the house of David.