Proverbs 12:27
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12:27The lazy person does not roast83 his prey,
but personal possessions84 are precious to the diligent.
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- 83 The reads יַחֲרֹךְ (yakharokh) from II חָרַךְ (kharakh, “to roast”?). On the other hand, several versions (, , ) reflect a Hebrew of יַדְרִיךְ (yadrikh) from דָרַךְ (darakh, “to gain”), meaning: “a lazy person cannot catch his prey” (suggested by Gemser; cf. ). The is the more difficult reading, being a , and therefore should be retained; the versions are trying to make sense out of a rare expression. The verb II חָרַךְ (kharakh) is a , appearing in the OT only here. suggests that it means “to start; to set in motion” ( 355 ). The related Aramaic and verb means “to scorch; to parch,” and the related Arabic verb means “to roast; to scorch by burning”; so it may mean “to roast; to fry” ( I חרך). The lazy person can’t be bothered cooking what he has hunted. The Midrash sees an allusion to Jacob and Esau in Genesis 25. M. Dahood translates it: “the languid man will roast no game for himself, but the diligent will come on the wealth of the steppe” (“The Hapax harak in Proverbs 12:27,” 63 [1982]: 60–62). This hyperbole means that the lazy person does not complete a project.
- 84 Heb “the wealth of a man.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The lazy do not roast any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game,
but to a diligent person, his wealth is precious.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch,
but the diligent make use of everything they find.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The lazy will not roast his game,
but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting:
But the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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