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

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

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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 gluttony.

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

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