Proverbs 16:26

Modern

A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

Traditional

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

Literal

The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth presses him onward.

Latin

Anima laborantis laborat sibi, quia compulit eum os suum.

Hebrew

English

A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

Ecclesiastes 6:7
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
Proverbs 14:23
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
2 Thessalonians 3:8–12
…nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
1 Thessalonians 4:11–12
…and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.