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Poor [is] he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.

Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

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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