11 (A)Whoever works his land (B)will have plenty of bread,
    (C)but he who follows (D)worthless pursuits lacks sense.

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11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)

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24 (A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the slothful will be (B)put to forced labor.

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24 Diligent hands will rule,
    but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)

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27 (A)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
    but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth

27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,
    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.