Proverbs 13:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

Young's Literal Translation
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

King James Bible
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Hebrew
The slacker
עָצֵ֑ל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6102: Sluggish, lazy

craves,
מִתְאַוָּ֣ה (miṯ·’aw·wāh)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 183: To incline, desire

yet [gets] nothing,
וָ֭אַיִן (wā·’a·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

but the soul
נַפְשׁ֣וֹ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

of the diligent
חָרֻצִ֣ים (ḥā·ru·ṣîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2742: Incised, incisive, a trench, gold, a threshing-sledge, determination, eager

is fully satisfied.
תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃ (tə·ḏuš·šān)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1878: To be fat, to fatten, to anoint, to satisfy, to remove, ashes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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