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It is an honor for a man to [a]keep aloof from strife;
But every fool will be quarrelling.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
[b]Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;
But a man of understanding will draw it out.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:3 Or, cease
  2. Proverbs 20:4 Or, Therefore when he seeketh in harvest, there shall be nothing