He also who is slack in his work
Is brother to him who destroys.

The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;

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

If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts?
And does He not know it who keeps your soul?
And will He not render to man according to his work?

Prepare your work outside
And make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterwards, then, build your house.

Do not say, “Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”