The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.Proverbs 13:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשׁ֣וֹ עָצֵ֑ל וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ חָרֻצִ֣ים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃
- מִתְאַוָּ֣הmit.'a.Vah“[is] coveting”Verb, hithpael, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from אָוָה · “to desire” · Strong's H0183
- וָ֭אַיִןVa.'a.yin“and nothing”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- נַפְשׁ֣וֹnaf.Sho“appetite his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- עָצֵ֑ל'a.Tzel“a sluggard”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָצֵל · “sluggish” · Strong's H6102
- וְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.fesh“and [the] appetite of”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- חָרֻצִ֣יםcha.ru.Tzim“diligent [people]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָרוּץ · “sharp” · Strong's H2742A
- תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃te.du.Shan“it will be made fat”Verb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from דָּשֵׁן · “to prosper” · Strong's H1878
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)