Quotes about Effort
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
— Proverbs 26:14
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
— Proverbs 26:15
restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
— Proverbs 27:16
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
— Proverbs 28:19
What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?
— Ecclesiastes 1:3
And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
— Ecclesiastes 2:19
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
— Ecclesiastes 2:21
For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
— Ecclesiastes 2:22
What does the worker gain from his toil?
— Ecclesiastes 3:9
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
— Ecclesiastes 4:4
This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
— Ecclesiastes 5:16
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
— Ecclesiastes 9:10