The one who is lazy in his work
is brother to a vandal.[a](A)

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  1. 18:9 Lit master of destruction

Whoever is slack in his work
    is a (A)brother to him who destroys.

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

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15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.(A)

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15 (A)Slothfulness casts into (B)a deep sleep,
    and (C)an idle person will suffer hunger.

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

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