24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful
24 The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
24 The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.
24 The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
24 Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:24
Commentary on Proverbs 12:24
(Read Proverbs 12:24)
Those who will not take pains in an honest calling, living by tricks and dishonesty, are paltry and beggarly.