cha.rakh refers to roasting game in the contrast between slackness and diligence.

The attested use concerns roasting game: Proverbs 12:27 contrasts what slackness does not do with the precious substance of a diligent person.

1. Roasting game · dominant

   In Proverbs 12:27, the Qal imperfect masculine singular form occurs in the clause about slackness and game; the APB renders the clause, “Slackness does not roast game.”

   Proverbs 12:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 12:27, the APB presents the clause as “Slackness does not roast game.” This rendering confirms the clause's action without establishing a finer distinction.