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 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
    but he who follows worthless pursuits has no sense.

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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 The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

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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 A slothful man will not catch his prey,[a]
    but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:27 Cn Compare Gk Syr: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  2. Proverbs 12:27 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain