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He also that is slack in his work
Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

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Even he who is slack in his work,
    he is brother to a master[a] of destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:9 Or “owner”

One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.(A)

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15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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15 Laziness will bring on a deep sleep,
    and a person[a] of idleness will suffer hunger.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:15 Or “soul,” or “life”

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.(A)

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