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The slothful man doesn`t roast his game, But the possessions of diligent men are prized.
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The Folly of Incompleteness
Commentators explain that the slothful person fails to complete what they start. Whether they are too lazy to cook the game they caught or, as some translations suggest, fail to even secure it in their net, the result is the same: their initial effort is wasted. This proverb warns against half-hearted work and the failure to follow through.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The word rendered “roasteth” occurs nowhere else; but the interpretation of the King James Version is widely adopted. Others render the first claus…
19th Century
Anglican
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting. —Or, does not net, (i.e., secure) his …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The slothful [man] roasts not that which he took in huntingBecause he takes none. The slothful man takes no pains to…
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The lazy man makes no good use of the advantages Providence puts in his way, and has no comfort in them. The possessions of a diligent man, though …
