Poor is one who works with [a]a lazy hand,
But the (A)hand of the diligent makes rich.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:4 Lit an idle hand

Lazy hands make for poverty,(A)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.(B)

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The soul of the [a]lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made [b]prosperous.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:4 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 13:4 Lit fat

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

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