As Proverbs invites us to develop wisdom for living productively, the book gives us insight into how we are to engage our work. On the one hand, it encourages us to be diligent, trustworthy and generous towards others. By contrast, it challenges us to avoid the lifestyle of a sluggard—a person who experiences restlessness and uselessness because they don’t start things, they don’t finish things, and they don’t face hard things well.