Quotes About Effort

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

A workerís appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.

The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?

I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.

So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.

When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.

What does the worker gain from his toil?

The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.

All a manís labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.