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Proverbs 12:27-28
New American Standard Bible

Chapter 12

27 A lazy person does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a person is diligence. 28In the way of righteousness there is life, And in its pathway there is no death.
King James Version

Chapter 12

27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Christian Standard Bible

Chapter 12

27A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game, but to a diligent person, his wealth is precious. 28There is life in the path of righteousness, and in its path there is no death.
New Living Translation

Chapter 12

27Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.
28The way of the godly leads to life; that path does not lead to death.
English Standard Version

Chapter 12

27 Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth. 28 In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
New International Version

Chapter 12

27The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt. 28In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
New King James Version

Chapter 12

27The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession. 28In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death.
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