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The slack hand impoverishes,
    but the busy hand brings riches.(A)
A son who gathers in summer is a credit;
    a son who slumbers during harvest, a disgrace.

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Being lazy will make you poor, but hard work will make you rich.

A sensible person gathers the crops when they are ready; it is a disgrace to sleep through the time of harvest.

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A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
A child who gathers in summer is prudent,
    but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.

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Poor is one who works with [a]a lazy hand,
But the (A)hand of the diligent makes rich.
He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:4 Lit an idle hand

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)

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