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A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent makes rich.(A)

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Lazy hands make for poverty,(A)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.(B)

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The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing,
    while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.(A)

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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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The lazy person does not plow in season;
    harvest comes, and there is nothing to be found.(A)

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Sluggards(A) do not plow in season;
    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.(B)

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