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Proverbs 13:25

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

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צַדִּ֗יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).אֹ֭כֵלokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “eat”, a verb used as a describing wordH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.לְשֹׂ֣בַעlesovato fillשֹׂבַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to fill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7648satisfaction (of food or (figuratively) joy)fill, full(-ness), satisfying, be satisfied.נַפְשׁ֑וֹnafshvocreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…וּבֶ֖טֶןuvetenand bodyבֶּטֶןconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.תֶּחְסָֽרtechsarfailחָסֵרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fail”, an unfinished actionH2637to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessenbe abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his desire; but the belly of the wicked shall want.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

Young’s Literal Translation

The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

World English Bible

The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

Darby Translation

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Douay-Rheims

The just eateth and filleth his soul: but the belly of the wicked is never to be filled.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his desire; but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A just man eats and satisfies his soul: but the souls of the ungodly are in want.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δίκαιος ἔσθων ἐμπιπλᾷ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ, ψυχαὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἐνδεεῖς.