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Proverbs 10:4
The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away.
Proverbs 10:4 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 10:4 in other translations
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
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In context
1 A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
2 Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.
3 The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.
4 The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds, that fly away.
5 He that gathereth in the harvest, is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.
6 The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7 The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.
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