Proverbs Chapter 13 verse 4 Holy Bible
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
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A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, But the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
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The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - (Comp. Proverbs 10:4.) The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; literally, and nothing is there - he gains nothing (Proverbs 14:6; Proverbs 20:4). He has the wish, but not the will, and the empty wish without corresponding exertion is useless (Proverbs 21:25, etc.). Vulgate, "The indolent wishers, and wishes not;" he wishes for something, but he wishes not for the labour of getting it; he would like the result, but he hates the process by which the result is to be obtained. Septuagint, "In desires every idle man is occupied;" his mind is fixed wholly on aimless wishes, not on action. Shall be made fat (Proverbs 11:25); Septuagint, "The hands of the valiant are fully occupied (ἐν ἐπιμελείᾳ)."