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The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.
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American Standard Version
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
Christian Standard Bible
A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger urges him on.
English Standard Version
A worker’s appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.
King James Version
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
New American Standard Bible
A worker’s appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on.
New International Version
The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
New Living Translation
It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them on.
World English Bible
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.