"Dilligence vs Laziness, pt.1" (40 Days of Wisdom for Lent)

Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
(Proverbs 4:23)

Go to the ant, you lazy person;
observe its ways and grow wise.
The ant has no commander, officer, or ruler.
Even so, it gets its food in summer;
gathers its provisions at harvest.
How long, lazy person, will you lie down?
When will you rise from your sleep?
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to lie down—
and poverty will come on you like a prowler,
destitution like a warrior.
(Proverbs 6:6-11 CEB)

Laziness brings poverty;
hard work makes one rich.
A wise son harvests in the summer;
a disgraceful son sleeps right through the harvest.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so are lazy people to those who authorize them.
(Proverbs 10:4-5,26 CEB)

He who earnestly seeks good finds favor,
But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.
(Proverbs 11:27)

Those who work their land will have plenty to eat,
but those who engage in empty pursuits have no sense.
A hard worker is in charge,
while a lazy one will be sentenced to hard labor.
The lazy don’t roast their prey,
but hard workers receive precious riches.
(Proverbs 12:11,24,27 CEB)

The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing;
the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.
Riches gotten quickly will dwindle,
but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.
(Proverbs 13:4,11 CEB)

There is profit in hard work,
but mere talk leads to poverty.
(Proverbs 14:23 CEB)

The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,
but the way of those who do right is a clear road.
(Proverbs 15:19 CEB)

The appetite of workers labors for them,
for their hunger presses them on.
(Proverbs 16:26 CEB)