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Lazy hands produce poverty,
but hardworking hands bring riches.
Whoever gathers crops in summer is a sensible[a] son.
Whoever sleeps at harvest time is a disgraceful[b] son.

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  1. Proverbs 10:5 Or far-sighted
  2. Proverbs 10:5 Or an embarrassing

A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent enriches.
He who gathers in the summer is a child who is prudent;
    he who sleeps at the harvest is a child who brings shame.

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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes,
so is a lazy person to those who send him.

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26 Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes,
    thus is the lazy to one who employs[a] him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:26 Or “sends”