4 The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 13:4
Instruction, Speech, Desire, Wealth, and the Way of the Wise
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts about instruction, speech, diligence, righteousness, wealth, pride, counsel, desire, discipline, companionship, inheritance, injustice, parental correction, and satisfaction.
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Verse 4
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The slacker עָצֵ֑ל H6102 Adjective - masculine singular . . . וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ H5315 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct craves מִתְאַוָּ֣ה H183 Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular yet [has] nothing וָ֭אַיִן H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb but the soul נַפְשׁ֣וֹ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular of the diligent חָרֻצִ֣ים H2742 Adjective - masculine plural is fully satisfied תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃ H1878 Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular