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The appetite of a lazy person craves things, but he gets nothing.
The appetite of hardworking people is fully satisfied.

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The soul[a] of the lazy craves, but there is nothing,
    but the person of diligence is richly supplied.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:4 Or “life”

11 Wealth gained out of thin air[a] shrinks,
but wealth accumulated by steady work grows.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or dishonestly. A variant in the versions is too quickly.

11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”