Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3684 [e] הַכְּסִיל֙ hak-kə-sîl The fool Art | N-ms 2263 [e] חֹבֵ֣ק ḥō-ḇêq folds V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3027 [e] יָדָ֔יו yā-ḏāw, his hands N-fdc | 3ms 398 [e] וְאֹכֵ֖ל wə-’ō-ḵêl and consumes Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1320 [e] בְּשָׂרֽוֹ׃ bə-śā-rōw. his own flesh N-msc | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

King James Bible
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The fool folds his arms and consumes his own flesh.

fool

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eateth that is with envy

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