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Bible Verses About Industry

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  1. Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.

  2. For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,

  3. Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.

  4. A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.

  5. He that gathereth in sommer, is the sonne of wisdome: but he that sleepeth in haruest, is the sonne of confusion.

  6. Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.

  7. For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.

  8. The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.

  9. The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.

  10. And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.

  11. The pismires a people not strong, yet prepare they their meate in sommer:

  12. The conies a people not mightie, yet make their houses in the rocke:

  13. The grashopper hath no King, yet goe they forth all by bandes:

  14. The spider taketh holde with her handes, and is in Kings palaces.

  15. She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and laboureth cheerefully with her handes.

  16. She is like the shippes of marchants: shee bringeth her foode from afarre.

  17. And she riseth, whiles it is yet night: and giueth the portion to her houshold, and the ordinarie to her maides.

  18. She considereth a field, and getteth it: and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde.

  19. She girdeth her loynes with strength, and strengtheneth her armes.

  20. She feeleth that her marchandise is good: her candle is not put out by night.

  21. She putteth her handes to the wherue, and her handes handle the spindle.

  22. She stretcheth out her hand to the poore, and putteth foorth her hands to the needie.

  23. She feareth not the snowe for her familie: for all her familie is clothed with skarlet.

  24. She maketh her selfe carpets: fine linen and purple is her garment.

  25. Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth with the Elders of the land.