Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and 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.

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 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.

Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work.Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!

Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.

Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry.

The lazy person claims,“ There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”

Jeroboam was a very capable young man, and when Solomon saw how industrious he was, he put him in charge of the labor force from the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph.

When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor.

A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.

These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not completely destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them as slaves, and they serve as forced laborers to this day.

Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.

Do you see any truly competent workers? They will serve kings rather than working for ordinary people.

I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one with no common sense.I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson:A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

The lazy person claims,“ There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.

When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam’s return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David.