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Proverbs 18:9

Tree of Life Version

One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

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I have become a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being.

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will starve.

Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, “It’s not a crime,” is a partner to him who destroys.

“But his master responded, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow and gather where I scattered no seed?

Do not be lagging in zeal; be fervent in spirit. Keep serving the Lord,

so you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those inheriting the promises through trust and perseverance.