Verse List for PROV 12:24

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OET (OET-RV) Those who work hard will rule, ⇔ ^ but an idle person will become forced labour.

OET-LV the_hand _of diligent_people it _will _rule and_slackness[fn][fn][fn] it _will _become (into)_forced_labour.

ULT The hand of the diligent will rule, ⇔ but an idle one will become a forced laborer.

UST People who work hard will reign over others, ⇔  but lazy people will become forced laborers.

BSB & MSB The hand of the diligent will rule, ⇔  but laziness ends in forced labor.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, ⇔  but laziness ends in slave labour.

NET The diligent person will rule, ⇔ but the slothful will become a slave.

LSV The hand of the diligent rules,
And slothfulness becomes tributary.

FBV Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.

T4T ⇔  Those [SYN] who work hard become rulers of others; ⇔  those who are lazy become slaves of others.

LEB • The hand of the diligent ones will rule,
• but the lazy will belong to forced labor.

BBE The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

Moff The diligent will get the upper hand, ⇔  but slothful men will end as serfs.

JPS The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute.

ASV The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; ⇔ But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

DRA The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.

YLT The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

Drby The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful [hand] shall be under tribute.

RV The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

SLT The hand of the active shall give dominion: and of the slothful one shall be for tribute.

Wbstr The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

KJB-1769 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.[fn]

KJB-1611 [fn]The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the slouthfull shall bee vnder tribute.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps A diligent hande shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
(A diligent hand shall bear rule: but the idle shall be under tribute.)

Gnva The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
(The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the idle shall be under tribute.)

Cvdl A diliget hande shal beare rule, but the ydle shal be vnder tribute.
(A diliget hand shall bear rule, but the idle shall be under tribute.)

Wycl The hond of stronge men schal haue lordschip; but the hond that is slow, schal serue to tributis.
(The hand of strong men shall have lordship; but the hand that is slow, shall serve to tributis.)

Luth Fleißige Hand wird herrschen; die aber lässig ist, wird müssen zinsen.
(diligenceige hand becomes reign/prevail; the but casual is, becomes must zinsen.)

ClVg [Manus fortium dominabitur; quæ autem remissa est, tributis serviet.[fn]
([The_hands of_the_brave will_dominate; which however released it_is, tributis will_serve.)

UHB יַד־חָרוּצִ֥ים תִּמְשׁ֑וֹל ו֝⁠רְמִיָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לָ⁠מַֽס׃ ‡

BrLXX Χεὶρ ἐκλεκτῶν κρατήσει εὐχερῶς, δόλιοι δὲ ἔσονται ἐν προνομῇ.

BrTr The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey.