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The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.
Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
A lazy person does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a person is diligence.
The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.
Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.
The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.