Monday, July 17, 2017

Diligence & Working

The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

By the sweat of your brow you shall eat bread, until you return to the ground

Six days you shall labor, and do all your work

Six days you shall labor, and do all your work

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer or ruler, she prepares her food in summer, and gathers her sustenance in harvest.

How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11 and poverty will come upon you like a vagabond, and want like an armed man.

Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich

Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.

For the diligent hand, authority; for the slack hand, forced labor.

The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Hard work always yields its profit, idle talk brings only want.

The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.

Whoever is idle at work is blood-brother to the destroyer.

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the sluggard goes hungry.

Into the dish the idler dips his hand, but bring it back to his mouth he cannot.

In seedtime sluggards do not plow; when they look for the harvest, it is not there.

Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!”

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man without sense;31 and lo, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”

Into the dish the idler dips his hand, but is too tired to bring it back to his mouth.

Those who cultivate their land will have plenty of food, but those who engage in idle pursuits will have plenty of want

Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: 25 the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;

She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.

She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and tasks for her maidens.

She puts her back into her work and shows how strong her arms can be.

Her lamp does not go out at night.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

My son, perform your tasks in meekness; then you will be loved by those whom God accepts. 18 The greater you are, the more you must humble yourself; so you will find favor in the sight of the Lord.

Concentrate on what has been assigned you, you have no need to worry over mysteries. 23 Do not meddle with matters that are beyond you; what you have been taught already exceeds the scope of the human mind. 24 For many have been misled by their own notions, wicked presumption having warped their judgment.

My child, stand by your agreement and attend to it, grow old while doing your work.

 How can a farm hand gain knowledge, when his only ambition is to drive the oxen and make them work, when all he knows to talk about is livestock? 26 He takes great pains to plow a straight furrow and will work far into the night to feed the animals.

27 It is the same with the artist and the craftsman, who work night and day engraving precious stones, carefully working out new designs. They take great pains to produce a lifelike image, and will work far into the night to finish the work.

28 It is the same with the blacksmith at his anvil, planning what he will make from a piece of iron. The heat from the fire sears his skin as he sweats away at the forge. The clanging of the hammer deafens him as he carefully watches the object he is working take shape. He takes great pains to complete his task, and will work far into the night to bring it to perfection.

29 It is the same with the potter, sitting at his wheel and turning it with his feet, always concentrating on his work, concerned with how many objects he can produce. 30 He works the clay with his feet until he can shape it with his hands; then he takes great pains to glaze it properly, and will work far into the night to clean out the kiln.

31 All of these people are skilled with their hands, each of them an expert at his own craft. 32 Without such people there could be no cities; no one would live or visit where these services were not available.

Do your work before the appointed time, and in God’s time he will give you your reward.

Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ, not only when being watched, as currying favor, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, willingly serving the Lord and not human beings, knowing that each will be requited from the Lord for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever your task, work heartily, as serving the Lord and not men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you are serving the Lord Christ.

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you, we did not eat any one’s bread without paying, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you. It was not because we have not that right, but to give you in our conduct an example to imitate. 10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If any one will not work, let him not eat. 11 For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work. 12 Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work in quietness and to earn their own living.

Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be defamed. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brethren; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their service are believers and beloved.

Slaves are to be under the control of their masters in all respects, giving them satisfaction, not talking back to them 10 or stealing from them, but exhibiting complete good faith, so as to adorn the doctrine of God our savior in every way.


Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the kind and gentle but also to the overbearing.

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