| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 13:4:1 ⧉מִתְאַוָּ֣הmitavacraves Proverbs 13:4:2 ⧉וָ֭אַיִןvaayinand there is nothing Proverbs 13:4:3 ⧉נַפְשׁ֣וֹnafshohis soul Proverbs 13:4:4 ⧉עָצֵ֑לatselof a sluggard Proverbs 13:4:5 ⧉וְנֶ֖פֶשׁvenefeshbut the soul Proverbs 13:4:6 ⧉חָרֻצִ֣יםkharutsimof the diligent Proverbs 13:4:7 ⧉תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃tedushanwill be made fat or richly supplied |
| 4. Formal Translation The soul of the sluggard desires but has nothing; the soul of the diligent shall be enriched. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation The lazy person’s soul craves and gains nothing, but the diligent will be well satisfied. |