He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. "Dealeth" -
i.e., doeth his work (cf. Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 12:27). "A slack hand" - Hebrew, a hand of deceit or negligence, (Jeremiah 48:10, margin) "The diligent" (Hebrew, chaaruwtsiym (H2742), from chaarats (H2782), to cut short, or settle), those who are decisive in all things, who economize their time and means; prompt in movement.