Catholic Public Domain Version
"The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat. "
— Proverbs 13:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. ”
“The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.”
“The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.”
“The sluggard willeth, and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.”
“The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.”
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
A wise son is the doctrine of his father. But he who ridicules does not listen when he is reproved.
From the fruit of his own mouth, a man shall be satisfied with good things. But the soul of betrayers is iniquity.
Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes.
The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.
The just shall detest a lying word. But the impious confound and will be confounded.
Justice guards the way of the innocent. But impiety undermines the sinner.
One is like the rich, though he has nothing. And another is like the poor, though he has many riches.