I love how you backed up your point with a biblical reference.
Your points are valid, it is true that not working hard even though being talented will bring not while putting effort into the wrong things will also amount to waste.
Working hard with whatever gift we have will definitely bring goodness if we believe in ourselves.
Believe is the key even while we are working hard to make the best. Do you know I never believed I could make a hat then? If I had believed and put extra work into it, I might have achieved something.