24 The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
We've already established that hard work pays off and being slack also gets what is deserved. That's from my usual ESV translation. The less academic Message translation says something slightly different.
Proverbs 12:24:
24 The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.
This implies that those who put forth the needed effort find their satisfaction in what they do. And those who avoid work will be a slave to it. Either way both translations praise work and its inherent rewards.
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