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A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame,
    and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers.

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A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

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He also who is slothful in his work
    is brother to him who is a great waster.

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He that is slothful in his work is a brother to him that is a great waster.

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15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
    and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

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15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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24 A slothful man hides his hand in his bowl,
    and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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The sluggard will not plow because of the cold;
    therefore he will beg during harvest and have nothing.

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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest and have nothing.

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13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
    open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

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13 Love not sleep lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty,
    but of everyone who is hasty only to want.

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The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness, but of everyone that is hasty, only to want.

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17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
    he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

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17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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25 The desire of the slothful kills him,
    for his hands refuse to labor.

26 He covets greedily all the day long,
    but the righteous gives and does not spare.

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25 The desire of the slothful killeth him, for his hands refuse to labor;

26 he coveteth greedily all the day long, but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

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13 The slothful man says, “There is a lion without!
    I will be slain in the streets!”

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13 The slothful man saith, “There is a lion without! I shall be slain in the streets!”

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Saying Six

29 Do you see a man diligent in his business?
    He will stand before kings;
    he will not stand before obscure men.

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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before men of low estate.

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Saying Twenty-Five

10 If you faint in the day of adversity,
    your strength is small.

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10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

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