e. Eph 4:28. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Prov 10:4. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Rom 12:11. [Be] not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.