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

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26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke(A) to the eyes,
    so are sluggards to those who send them.(B)

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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
    so are the lazy to their employers.(A)

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