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2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
1 Timothy 5:8 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Proverbs 10:4 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 13:4 The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Proverbs 6:9–11 How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? / A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, / and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
Proverbs 19:24 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 20:4 The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Proverbs 6:6 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
Proverbs 28:19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.