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 man doesn’t roast his game,(A)
but to a diligent man, 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.

The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.(A)

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A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

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11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(A)
but whoever earns it through labor[a] will multiply it.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon [his] hand

11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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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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The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(A)

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The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

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