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Proverbs 10:4-6
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4 A slack hand (A)causes poverty,
    (B)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who (C)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
    but he who sleeps in harvest is (D)a son who brings shame.
6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but (E)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
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Proverbs 10:4-6
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4 Lazy hands make for poverty,(A)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.(B)

5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
    but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.(C)

6 Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](D)

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  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
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