11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)

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24 Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)

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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.

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