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The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; And everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
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Haste, Not Sloth, is the Enemy
Commentators like Albert Barnes emphasize that the primary contrast in this verse is not between diligence and laziness, but between diligence and haste. They explain that undue hurry and rash, precipitate action are just as destructive to success as procrastination. This is a warning against the 'get rich quick' mindset.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Here diligence is opposed, not to sloth but to haste. Undue hurry is as fatal to success as undue procrastination.
19th Century
Anglican
The thoughts of every one that is hasty tend only to want. —This proverb is found everywhere: “More haste, worse speed”; “Festina lente”; …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness A man that is thoughtful and studious, and wisely forms sc…
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The really diligent employ foresight as well as labour.
