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He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
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He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
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The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 12. 1999
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For the sun is nigh, and roasteth and toasteth them.
Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Robert Steele 1902
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All the inducements of early society tend to foster immediate action; all its penalties fall on the man who pauses; the traditional wisdom of those times was never weary of inculcating that 'delays are dangerous,' and that the sluggish man -- the man 'who roasteth not that which he took in hunting' -- will not prosper on the earth, and indeed will very soon perish out of it.
Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society Walter Bagehot 1851
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It is said of the slothful man that he roasteth not that which he took in hunting; he cannot find in his heart to dress what he has been at the pains to take, Prov. xii.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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It serves him for his kitchen-fire: He eats flesh with it, that is, he dresses the flesh with it which he is to eat; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied that he has not done amiss to put it to this use.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting, and so loseth the benefit of it, but the substance of a diligent man is precious, Prov. xii.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther) 1721
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