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 does not plow during planting season;[a]
at harvest time he looks,[b] and there is nothing.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:4 Lit plow in winter
  2. Proverbs 20:4 Lit inquires

Sluggards(A) do not plow in season;
    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.(B)

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14 A door turns on its hinges,
and a slacker, on his bed.(A)
15 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he is too weary to bring it to his mouth.(B)

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14 As a door turns on its hinges,
    so a sluggard turns on his bed.(A)
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(B)

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