Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 12:11

עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתוֹ יִשְׂבַּע לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף רֵיקִ֣ים חֲסַר לֵֽב׃
ʿobed ʾadmatvo yishbaʿ laḥem vmradef reyqiym ḥasar leb
King James Version (KJV)

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Modern English

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

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