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The soulנַפְשׁוֹof the sluggardעָצֵלcraves,מִתְאַוָּהand there is nothing;וָאַיִןbut the soulוְנֶפֶשׁof the diligentחָרֻצִיםwill be filled to the full.תְּדֻשָּׁן
Proverbs 13:4
Study it in the app“The soul of the sluggard craves, and there is nothing; but the soul of the diligent will be filled to the full.”
The lazy craves and gets nothing; the diligent are satisfiedWork and Rest
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:4, word by word
- The soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- of the sluggardעָצֵלatsel
sluggard, lazy
Lazy, sluggish; the sluggard, one who will not work.
Where else “atsel” appears- cravesמִתְאַוָּהmitava
crave, desire
Desire strongly, crave something.
Where else “mitava” appears- of the diligentחָרֻצִיםcharutsim
diligent
Someone who works with effort and does not tire.
Where else “charutsim” appears- will be filled to the fullתְּדֻשָּׁןtedushan
grow fat
To grow plump, or have plenty.
Where else “tedushan” appears
The context
3Whoever watches his mouth guards his soul; whoever opens wide his lips, ruin is his.
4 · This verse (above)
5A word of falsehood the righteous hates, but the wicked causes a stench and brings reproach.