Proverbs 12:24-28

24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute. 25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad. 26The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them. 27The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent. 28In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.