Proverbs 13:4
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13:4The appetite13 of the sluggard14 craves15 but gets nothing,
but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.16
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- 13 The noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, traditionally “soul”) has a broad range of meanings, and here denotes “appetite” (e.g., Ps 17:9; Prov 23:3; Eccl 2:24; Isa 5:14; Hab 2:5; 660 5.c) or (2) “desire” (e.g., Deut 12:20; Prov 19:8; 21:10; 660 6.a).
- 14 The contrast is between the “soul (= appetite) of the sluggard” (נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל, nafsho ’atsel) and the “soul (= desire) of the diligent” (נֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים, nefesh kharutsim)—what they each long for.
- 15 The Hitpael verb means “to lust after; to crave.” A related verb is used in the Decalogue’s prohibition against coveting (Exod 20:17; Deut 5:21).
- 16 Heb “will be made fat” (cf. , ); “is richly supplied.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Lazy people want much but get little,
but those who work hard will prosper.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing,
but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing:
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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