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Proverbs 21:5Prov.21.5

The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Les projets de l'homme diligent ne mènent qu'à l'abondance, Mais celui qui agit avec précipitation n'arrive qu'à la disette.

KJV

The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.

Patristic reading

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    Patrologia Latina Vol. 136 (Migne)

    ss. III, 10) . Audi et Sapientiae proverbium: Omnis piger, ait, semper in [Col. 0186D] egestate es (Prov. XXI, 5) ; itemque: Propter frigus piger arare noluit; mendicabit ergo aestate, et non dabitur ei (Prov. XX, 4) ; itemque: Egestas et ignominia ei, qui deserit disciplinam (P…

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