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Proverbs 12:9-11
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Proverbs 12:9-11
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9 It is better to get your hands dirty—and eat,[a] than to be too proud to work—and starve.
10 A good man is concerned for the welfare of his animals, but even the kindness of godless men is cruel.
11 Hard work means prosperity;[b] only a fool idles away his time.
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- Proverbs 12:9 and eat, implied.
- Proverbs 12:11 Hard work means prosperity, literally, “He who tills his ground shall have his fill of bread.”
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