Proverbs 12:24,27 - Compare All Versions

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Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

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

Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.

Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.

The diligent hand will rule, but laziness will lead to forced labor.

A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game,  but to a diligent person, his wealth is precious.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: But the slothful shall be under tribute.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: But the substance of a diligent man is precious.

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.

The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.

A lazy life is an empty life, but “early to rise” gets the job done.

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy hand will be put to forced labor.

A lazy person does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a person is diligence.

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.

The lazy man does not catch and roast his prey, But the precious possession of a [wise] man is diligence [because he recognizes opportunities and seizes them].

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.