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Proverbs 10:4
New Catholic Bible

4 Idle hands ensure poverty,
    but the hands of the diligent bring riches.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 10:4 This is a theme that runs throughout the Book: diligence is good and brings prosperity while laziness is bad and leads to unhappy consequences (see Prov 6:6; 12:11, 24, 27; 13:4; 14:23; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15; 27:23-27; 28:19).
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