It happened the same day, that Yitzchak's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, *We have found water.*
Proverbs 13:4 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied. 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. |
It happened the same day, that Yitzchak's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, *We have found water.*
They will still bring forth fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
The sluggard says, *There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!*
One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.
I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on? I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them?
and the LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in dry places, and make strong your bones; and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters don't fail.
Who can count the dust of Ya`akov, Or number the fourth part of Yisra'el? Let me die the death of the righteous, Let my last end be like his!
Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.*
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
They returned to Yehoshua, and said to him, Don't let all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike `Ai; don't make all the people to toil there; for they are but few.