Rashi, on Prov 16:26

“The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.”

“labors for him It labors for his needs. when his mouth forces him When his mouth forces him and demands food, then his labor stands up for him, for he eats what he has already worked for.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.