KJV: The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
ASV: The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Matthew Henry Commentary
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Here is, 1. The misery and shame of the slothful. See how foolish and absurd they are; they desire the gains which the diligent get, but they hate the pains which the diligent take; they covet every thing that is to be coveted, but will do nothing that is to be done; and therefore it follows, They have nothing; for he that will not labour let him hunger, and let him not eat, 2Th 3:10. The desire of the slothful, which should be his excitement, is his torment, which should make him busy, makes him always uneasy, and is really a greater toil to him than labour would be. 2. The happiness and honour of the diligent: Their soul shall be made fat; they shall have abundance, and shall have the comfortable enjoyment of it, and the more for its being the fruit of their diligence. This is especially true in spiritual affairs. Those that rest in idle wishes know not what the advantages of religion are; whereas those that take pains in the service of God find both the pleasure and profit of it.
The Righteous Exclusively Happy.
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