He: Heb. The soul of him
laboureth: Proverbs 9:12, Proverbs 14:23; Ecclesiastes 6:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12; 2 Thessalonians 3:8-12
craveth it of him: Heb. boweth unto him
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Proverbs 16:26
Proverbs 16:26
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