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Lazy hands bring poverty,
but hard-working hands bring riches.
Whoever gathers in the summer is a wise son.
Whoever sleeps at harvest time brings shame.

Blessings cover the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouths of wicked people.

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

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

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

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Footnotes

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