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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,(A)
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

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The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.(A)

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The slacker does not plough during planting season;[a]
at harvest time he looks,[b] and there is nothing.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 20:4 Lit plough in winter
  2. 20:4 Litenquires

16 In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser(A)
than seven who can answer sensibly.

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