²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

⁴ He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

⁴⁶ And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

² preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

¹¹ in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

²³ His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

²¹ His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do `it' with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

²⁸ And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.

⁸ Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, `and' that hear thy wisdom.