Proverbs 16:26
8He that laboureth flabour-eth for himself; for his mouth 9craveth it of him.
He that laboureth labour-eth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
NKJV: The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.
ESV: A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.
8:
Heb. The soul of him that laboureth.
f:
Proverbs 9:12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Ecclesiastes 6:7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
9:
Heb. boweth unto him.