Proverbs 12:24-28

24The hand of the diligent will rule, But the 1lazy hand will be 2put to forced labor.253Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, But a 4good word makes it glad.26The righteous person is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.275A lazy person does not 6roast his prey, But the 7precious possession of a person is diligence.288In the way of righteousness there is life, And in its pathway there is no death.