He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
He (the slothful, Proverbs 21:25 ) coveteth greedily (literally, coveteth a covetousness) all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. So far is the righteous man from 'greedily coveting' the goods of others, like the slothful, that by honest industry (Ephesians 4:28) he has his moderate desires abundantly satisfied, and he giveth unsparingly to others of his own property (Psalms 37:25-26).