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Even he who is slack in his work,
    he is brother to a master[a] of destruction.

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  1. Proverbs 18:9 Or “owner”

Whoever is slack in his work
    is a (A)brother to him who destroys.

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15 Laziness will bring on a deep sleep,
    and a person[a] of idleness will suffer hunger.

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  1. Proverbs 19:15 Or “soul,” or “life”

15 (A)Slothfulness casts into (B)a deep sleep,
    and (C)an idle person will suffer hunger.

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