PRO 21:25 Parallel View

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ULT The desire of the lazy one causes him to die,
 ⇔ for his hands refuse to act.

BSB  ⇔ The craving of the slacker kills him
⇔ because his hands refuse to work.

OEB The desire of the sluggard will slay him,
⇔ for his hands refuse to work.

WEB The desire of the sluggard kills him,
⇔ for his hands refuse to labor.

NET What the sluggard desires will kill him,
 ⇔ for his hands refuse to work.

LSV The desire of the slothful slays him,
For his hands have refused to work.

FBV Slackers die hungry because they refuse to work.

T4T  ⇔ Lazy people, who refuse to work, will die of hunger
⇔ because they [SYN] do not earn money to buy food.

LEB • for his hands refuse to work.[fn]

?:? Or “make”

BBE The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

ASV The desire of the sluggard killeth him;
 ⇔ For his hands refuse to labor.

DRA Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all.

YLT The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

DBY The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:

RV The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

WBS The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor.

KJB The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

BB The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.
(The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his hands will not labour.)

GNV The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.

CB The voluptuousnesse of the slouthfull is his owne death, for his hades wyll not labor.
(The voluptuousnesse of the slouthfull is his own death, for his hades will not labour.)

WYC Desiris sleen a slow man; for hise hondis nolden worche ony thing.
(Desiris sleen a slow man; for his hands nolden work any thing.)

LUT Der Faule stirbt über seinem Wünschen; denn seine Hände wollen nichts tun.
(The Faule stirbt above seinem Wünschen; because his Hände wollen nichts tun.)

CLV Desideria occidunt pigrum: noluerunt enim quidquam manus ejus operari.
(Desideria occidunt pigrum: noluerunt because quidquam manus his operari. )

BRN Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.

BrLXX Ἐπιθυμίαι ὀκνηρὸν ἀποκτείνουσιν, οὐ γὰρ προαιροῦνται αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ποιεῖν τι.
(Epithumiai oknaʸron apokteinousin, ou gar proairountai hai ⱪeires autou poiein ti. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

עָצֵ֣ל תְּמִיתֶ֑⁠נּוּ & יָדָ֣י⁠ו

lazy kill,him & hands,his

Here, the lazy one, him, and his refer to lazy people in general, not one specific lazy one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any lazy one causes that person to die … that person’s hands”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מֵאֲנ֖וּ יָדָ֣י⁠ו

refuse hands,his

Here, hands refers to the whole person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “he refuses”

Parallel PRO 21:25