"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute." Proverbs 12:24

Here we have some very practical wisdom for our day. Those who work hard will prosper. Those who try to avoid work will not. This is a common sense observation that Solomon shares. We live in a society with many individuals who are convinced that they are under appreciated and should be given more authority, more money, and more respect at work. However, many of these individuals think they are entitled to these privileges simply because the world owes them something. They do the minimal amount of work required, and then wonder why they are not being promoted. Many times the hardest working thing on them is their mouth, as they complain about being under appreciated. They convince themselves that if they were given a higher position, then they would grow more diligent in their work, but this is never the case.