26 A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger[a] urges him on.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:26 Lit mouth

26 The life[a] of a worker works for him,
    for his hunger[b] urges him.

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  1. Proverbs 16:26 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 16:26 Literally “mouth”