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The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing,
    while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.(A)

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The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.(A)

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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)

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  1. 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(A)
but whoever earns it through labor[a] will multiply it.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon [his] hand