Proverbs 12:24-28

²⁴The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be under tribute.

²⁵Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: But a good word maketh it glad.

²⁶The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: But the way of the wicked seduceth them.

²⁷The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: But the substance of a diligent man is precious.

²⁸In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.