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Wise Sayings of Solomon

10 The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise child makes a glad father,
    but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.(A)
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(B)
A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent makes rich.(C)
A child who gathers in summer is prudent,
    but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.(D)

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