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Proverbs 12:27

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A lazy person won’t go after the things he wants. But riches come to the person who works hard.

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The lazy person wants things, but he can never get them. But people who work hard will get the things they want.

A lazy person is too lazy to lift his food from his plate to his mouth.

It is better to be poor and respect the Lord than to be rich and have many troubles.

A few good people are better\par than a large crowd of evil people.\par

Never eat too much, even if you are very hungry.

It is better to gain only a little the right way than to gain much through cheating.

A lazy person will be poor. But a person that works hard will be rich.

A good man is very careful about the friends he chooses. But evil people always choose the wrong friends.

A lazy person is like a door. All he does is turn in his bed like a door turns on its hinges. He never goes anywhere.