And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
Proverbs 13:4 - American Standard Version 2015 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;\par\tab But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. Amplified 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. |
And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age;\par\tab They shall be full of sap and green:
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;\par\tab But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The liberal soul shall be made fat;\par\tab And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;\par\tab But he that followeth after vain {\i persons} is void of understanding.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;\par\tab But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting;\par\tab But the precious substance of men {\i is to} the diligent.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; {\i But} he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
A righteous man hateth lying;\par\tab But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;\par\tab Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The desire of the sluggard killeth him;\par\tab For his hands refuse to labor.
The thoughts of the diligent {\i tend} only to plenteousness;\par\tab But every one that is hasty {\i hasteth} only to want.
I went by the field of the sluggard,\par\tab And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,\par\tab The face thereof was covered with nettles,\par\tab And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way;\par\tab A lion is in the streets.
He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife;\par\tab But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard;\par\tab Consider her ways, and be wise:
Blessed is the man that heareth me,\par\tab Watching daily at my gates,\par\tab Waiting at the posts of my doors.
I have put off my garment; how shall I put it on?\par\tab I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his!
Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, {\i even} God, hath sealed.}
And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.