Proverbs 10:4
Proverbs 10 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Proverbs 10:4 in the NABRE onlineThe slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious hath gotten riches.
Reflection
The contrast is between slack hands and diligent hands. The proverb is not about getting rich; it is about the connection between effort and provision. Laziness produces lack; diligence produces enough. The principle is simple enough to teach a child.