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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

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

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15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(A)

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15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

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