The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations? When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered, the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field. There will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls.
An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
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