Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 16:26

נֶ֣פֶשׁ עָ֭מֵל עָמְלָ֣ה לּ֑וֹ כִּ֣י אָכַ֣ף עָלָ֣יו פִּֽיהוּ׃
nepesh ʿamel ʿamlah lvo kiy ʾakaf ʿalayv piyhv
King James Version (KJV)

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

Modern English

A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.

Read Proverbs 16 in Ketuvim Reader →
← Proverbs 16:25 Proverbs 16 Proverbs 16:27 →