The Folly of Indolence

(A)Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,

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He who gathers in (A)summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is (B)a son who causes shame.

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11 (A)He who [a]tills his land will be satisfied with (B)bread,
But he who follows [b]frivolity (C)is devoid of [c]understanding.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:11 works or cultivates
  2. Proverbs 12:11 Lit. vain things
  3. Proverbs 12:11 Lit. heart

11 (A)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.

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23 In all labor there is profit,
But [a]idle chatter leads only to poverty.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:23 Lit. talk of the lips

13 (A)Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

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