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Proverbs 27:20

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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שְׁא֣וֹלsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.ואבדהvvdhand destructionאֲבַדֹּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and destruction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH10a perishingdestruction.וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹvaavadvoand destructionאֲבַדֹּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and destruction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH10a perishingdestruction.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtisbanahfillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.וְעֵינֵ֥יveeyneand eye , , -sightעַיִןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “and eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…הָ֝אָדָ֗םhaadamthe personאָדָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָהtisbanahfillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

World English Bible

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.

Darby Translation

Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Douay-Rheims

Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. a [ He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.]

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἅδης καὶ ἀπώλεια οὐκ ἐμπίμπλανται, ὡσαύτως καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἄπληστοι· a βδέλυγμα Κυρίῳ στηρίζων ὀφθαλμὸν, καὶ οἱ ἀπαίδευτοι ἀκρατεῖς γλώσσῃ.