24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
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.