Ecclesiastes 10:18

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By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

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

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;