The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.Proverbs 21:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
תַּאֲוַ֣ת עָצֵ֣ל תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּ כִּֽי־מֵאֲנ֖וּ יָדָ֣יו לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃
- תַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.Vat“[the] desire of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תַּאֲוָה · “desire” · Strong's H8378
- עָצֵ֣ל'a.Tzel“a sluggard”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָצֵל · “sluggish” · Strong's H6102
- תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּte.mi.Te.nu“it kills him”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- מֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.Nu“they refuse”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָאֵן · “to refuse” · Strong's H3985
- יָדָ֣יוya.Dav“hands his”Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.Sot“to work”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)