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Proverbs 6:11

Proverbs 6:11

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The consequences of laziness are not slow — they arrive suddenly and forcefully, like a robber who cannot be easily stopped.

Memory phrase: Laziness always brings trouble.

Talk about it: Can you think of something that went wrong because someone — or you — waited too long?

Prayer: God, help me not be surprised by trouble I could have avoided by working wisely.

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