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11 Hard work means prosperity;[a] only a fool idles away his time.

12 Crooks are jealous of each other’s loot, while good men long to help each other.

13 Lies will get any man into trouble, but honesty is its own defense.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:11 Hard work means prosperity, literally, “He who tills his ground shall have his fill of bread.”

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