unfoldingWord_en_tn/pro/21/25.md

# The desire of the lazy kills him

The writer speaks of what a person wants as if it were a person who could kill a lazy person. Here the lazy person wants to be idle and not work. AT: "A lazy person only wants to be idle, and because of that he will die" or "A lazy person will die because he does not want to work" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# his hands refuse

The hand is a synecdoche for the person. AT: "he refuses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# craves

"wants greatly" or "desires strongly"

# gives and does not hold back

The phrase "does not hold back" can be stated positively, and what he gives can be made explicit. AT: "gives everything he should" or "gives generously" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]