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

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 hand will be put 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 hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.All day long he craves greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

The sluggard says,“ There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”

Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.

A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

Their descendants remained in the land( the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day.

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

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

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:“ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”

The sluggard says,“ There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.The sluggard is wiser in his own estimation than seven people who respond with good sense.

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty.