24. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labor.
25. Heaviness in the heart of man makes him stoop: but a good word makes him glad.
26. The righteous chooses his friends carefully: but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27. The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting: but the possessions of a diligent man are precious.
28. In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.