Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
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King James Version

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

English Standard Version

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The intentions of the robust continually bring forth abundance. But all the lazy are continually in need