27 (A)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
    but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth

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.

(A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent (B)is richly supplied.

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

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15 (A)The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.

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15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(A)

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16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.

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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.(A)

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16 (A)Better is the little that the righteous has
    than the abundance of many wicked.

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16 Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth(A) of many wicked;

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and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to appetite.

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and put a knife to your throat
    if you are given to gluttony.

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(A)Better is a little with righteousness
    than great revenues with injustice.

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Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain(A) with injustice.(B)

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