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Lazy people want much but get little,
    but those who work hard will prosper.

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The soul[a] of the lazy craves, but there is nothing,
    but the person of diligence is richly supplied.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:4 Or “life”

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

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11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
    wealth from hard work grows over time.

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11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”

11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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