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It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them 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 King James Version
The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.
World English Bible
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.