Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.
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TSK · Proverbs 10:4
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There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.
The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.
Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.
The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shal he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.
The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.
By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.
Therefore my beloued brethren, be ye stedfast, vnmoueable, aboundant alwayes in the worke of the Lord, forasmuch as ye knowe that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord.
Therefore giue euen all diligence thereunto: ioyne moreouer vertue with your faith: and with vertue, knowledge: