27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

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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.

27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
But diligence is man’s precious possession.

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