Proverbs 16:25-26

There is a way, &c. See on Proverbs 14:12. He that laboureth, laboureth for himself For his own use and benefit. Solomon's design in this proverb is, to condemn idleness, and to commend diligence, in a man's calling; for his mouth craveth it of him Hebrew, אכ Š עליו, boweth to him, namely, as a suppliant; beggeth him to labour, that it may have something put into it, for its own comfort, and the nourishment of the whole body.