24 lThe hand of the diligent will rule,
while the slothful will be mput to forced labor.
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Genesis 49:15
He saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to bear,
and became a servant at forced labor.
1 Kings 9:21
their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to devote to destruction—these Solomon drafted to be slaves, and so they are to this day.
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