Proverbs 12:27

Proverbs 12:27 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

27The lazy do not roast any game,

but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

27 A lazy person does not roast his prey,

But the precious possession of a person is diligence.

27The lazy man does not catch and roast his prey,

But the precious possession of a [wise] man is diligence [because he recognizes opportunities and seizes them].

27A lazy man does not roast his game,

but a diligent man prizes his possession.

27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;

But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

27The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.

27The slothful man doesn’t roast his game,

but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

27Lazy people do not even cook what they catch.

But those who work hard eat their fill of what is hunted.

27A lazy person does not cook the animals that he has caught.

But if you work hard, you will enjoy many valuable things.

27The slothful does not roast his game, || And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.