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The lazy person will not plow in season;
    he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing.
Deep waters are like purpose in the heart[a] of a man,
    and a man of understanding will draw it[b] out.
Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself,
    but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:5 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 20:5 Or “her”; referring to “purpose”