KJV: He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
YLT: Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
Darby: He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.
ASV: He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.
עֹבֵ֣ד | He who tills |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: עָבַד Sense: to work, serve. |
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אַ֭דְמָתוֹ | his land |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אֲדָמָה Sense: ground, land. |
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יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־ | will be satisfied |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׂבַע Sense: to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited. |
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לָ֑חֶם | with bread |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֶחֶם Sense: bread, food, grain. |
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וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף | but he who follows |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular Root: רָדַף Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after. |
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רֵיקִ֣ים | frivolity |
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: רֵיק Sense: empty, vain. |
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חֲסַר־ | [is] lacking |
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: חָסֵר Sense: in need of, lacking, needy, in want of. |
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לֵֽב | understanding |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. |