One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
    but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

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A satisfied soul [a]loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:7 tramples on

19 As water reflects the face,
    so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you

19 As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.

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21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but people are tested by their praise.

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21 (A)The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.

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