Here diligence is opposed, not to sloth but to haste. Undue hurry is as fatal to succe as undue procrastination.

The thoughts of every one that is hasty tend only to want. —This proverb is found everywhere: “More haste, worse speed”; “Festina lente”; …

The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness
A man that is thoughtful and studious, and wisely forms sc…

The really diligent employ foresight as well as labour.