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27 Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch,
    but the diligent make use of everything they find.

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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.

Lazy people want much but get little,
    but those who work hard will prosper.

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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 Lazy people take food in their hand
    but don’t even lift it to their 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 Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
    than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.

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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 It is better to be godly and have little
    than to be evil and rich.

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

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If you are a big eater,
    put a knife to your throat;

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

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Better to have little, with godliness,
    than to be rich and dishonest.

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

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