Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 16
He that labours labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
Proverbs 16:26 in different translations
English
KJV (66 books)
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of 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.
FBV
A good appetite helps workers—hunger encourages them.
GNV
The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.
JPS
The hunger of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth compelleth him.
LSV
A laboring man has labored for himself, || For his mouth has caused [him] to bend over it.
NIV (US)
The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
NIV (UK)
The appetite of labourers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
OJB
The nefesh (appetite) of the laborer works for him, for his peh (mouth) of hunger driveth him on.
RV
The appetite of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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.
WEB (US)
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
WEB (UK)
The appetite of the labouring man labours for him, for his mouth urges him on.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
Трудящийся трудится для себя, потому что понуждает его к тому рот его.
НРП
Живот работника работает за него; его подгоняет его же голод.
Заокская (Кулаков)
Пустой желудок заставляет работника трудиться — рот голодный его подгоняет.
СП (БЛ)
Голод работающего заставляет его работать ради хлеба.