PRO 16:26 Parallel Verse View

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ULT The appetite of the laborer labors for him,
 ⇔ for his mouth presses on him.

UST Being hungry helps working people work
⇔ because wanting to eat motivates people to keep on working.

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

OEB The labourer’s appetite labours for him,
⇔ for his hungry mouth urges him on.

WEB The appetite of the laboring man labors for him,
⇔ for his mouth urges him on.

NET A laborer’s appetite works on his behalf,
 ⇔ for his hunger urges him to work.

LSV A laboring man has labored for himself,
For his mouth has caused [him] to bend over it.

FBV A good appetite helps workers—hunger encourages them.

T4T  ⇔ If a worker ◄has an appetite/is hungry►, that urges him to work hard
⇔ because he [SYN] wants to earn money to buy things to eat.

LEB • [fn] of a worker works for him, for his[fn] urges him.

?:? Or “soul,” or “inner self”

?:? Literally “mouth”

BBE The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS The hunger of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth compelleth him.

ASV The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;
 ⇔ For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

DRA The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.

YLT A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it.

DBY The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.

RV The appetite of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth craveth it of him.

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

KJB He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.[fn][fn]
(He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.)

16.26 He…: Heb. The soul of him that

16.26 craveth…: Heb. boweth unto him

BB A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.
(A troublous soule disquieteth herself, for her own mouth hath/has brought her therto.)

GNV The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.
(The person that traueileth, traueileth for himself: for his mouth craueth it of him. )

CB A troublous soule disquyeteth hir selfe, for hir owne mouth hath brought her therto.
(A troublous soule disquyeteth herself, for her own mouth hath/has brought her therto.)

WYC The soule of a man trauelinge trauelith to hym silf; for his mouth compellide hym.
(The soule of a man trauelinge trauelith to himself; for his mouth compellide him.)

LUT Mancher kommt zu großem Unglück durch sein eigen Maul.
(Mancher kommt to großem Unglück through his eigen Maul.)

CLV Anima laborantis laborat sibi, quia compulit eum os suum.[fn]
(Anima laborantis laborat sibi, because compulit him os suum.)

16.26 Anima laborantis laborat sibi, etc. Constat ad litteram, etc., usque ad quia necesse habet facere bona, quæ dicit.

16.26 Anima laborantis laborat sibi, etc. Constat to litteram, etc., usque to because necesse habet facere bona, which dicit.

BRN A man who labours, labours for himself, and drives from him his own ruin.

BrLXX Ἀνὴρ ἐν πόνοις πονεῖ ἑαυτῷ, καὶ ἐκβιάζεται τὴν ἀπώλειαν ἑαυτοῦ. Ὁ μέντοι σκολιὸς ἐπὶ τῷ ἑαυτοῦ στόματι φορεῖ τὴν ἀπώλειαν·
(Anaʸr en ponois ponei heautōi, kai ekbiazetai taʸn apōleian heautou. Ho mentoi skolios epi tōi heautou stomati forei taʸn apōleian; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

נֶ֣פֶשׁ עָ֭מֵל עָ֣מְלָה לּ֑⁠וֹ כִּֽי־אָכַ֖ף עָלָ֣י⁠ו פִּֽי⁠הוּ

creature worker's works for=him/it that/for/because/then/when urges_~_on on/upon/above=him/it hunger,his

The appetite, the laborer, him, and his here refer to appetites and laborers in general, not to any particular appetite or laborer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “The appetites of laborers labor for them, for their mouths press on them”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נֶ֣פֶשׁ

creature

See how you translated the abstract noun appetite in 6:30.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

עָ֣מְלָה לּ֑⁠וֹ

works for=him/it

Here, Solomon speaks of The appetite of the laborer benefitting the laborer as if it were a person who labors on his behalf. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “benefits him” or “is like a person who helps him while he is working”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פִּֽי⁠הוּ

hunger,his

Here, mouth refers to the desire to eat, which involves using one’s mouth. It has the same meaning as appetite in the previous clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “his hunger” or “his desire to eat”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

אָכַ֖ף עָלָ֣י⁠ו פִּֽי⁠הוּ

urges_~_on on/upon/above=him/it hunger,his

Here, Solomon speaks of hunger motivating a laborer to continue working as if that laborer’s mouth were a person who presses on him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “being hungry makes him keep working” or “being hungry is like a person who urges him to keep working”

Parallel PRO 16:26