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The appetite of the sluggard craves but has nothing,
    but the appetite of the diligent is amply satisfied.

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The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

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No matter how much a lazy person may want something, he will never get it. A hard worker will get everything he wants.

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The soul of the [a]lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made [b]prosperous.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:4 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 13:4 Lit fat

A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

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