Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.(A)

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Lazy hands make for poverty,(A)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.(B)

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24 The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.(A)

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24 Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)

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27 A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game,(A)
but to a diligent person, his wealth is precious.(B)

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27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,
    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.(A)

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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.(A)

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