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Proverbs 12:11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 12:11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 Those who till their own land have food in plenty,
but those who engage in idle pursuits lack sense.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 12:11 The second line clarifies the first: idleness will give one plenty of nothing. “Lacking sense” is a common phrase for fools.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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