Proverbs 13:4 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition The appetite of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is abundantly supplied. [Prov. 10:4.] American Standard Version (1901) The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. Common English Bible The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing; the appetite of the diligent is satisfied. Catholic Public Domain Version The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sluggard willeth and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat. English Standard Version 2016 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. |