Significados de own behoof en inglés

Once there, let each dig for his own behoof, and enrich himself.

At Croton, Pythagoras enjoyed his moment's triumph, ruling men to their own behoof.

If sages were ever wise in their own behoof, I might have foreseen all this.

But that state transacted business on a hardly less grand scale on its own behoof.

But be it known to you that that last sarcasm was especially for my own behoof.

If ye believe in Him Whom God shall make manifest, to your own behoof do ye believe.

And to recite the Koran: and whoever is rightly guided, assuredly will be rightly guided to his own behoof.

If ye believe, to your own behoof will ye believe; and if ye believe not, ye yourselves will suffer.

And whoever shall keep himself pure, he purifieth himself to his own behoof: for unto God shall be the final gathering.

It was currently affirmed that, being a man of method and foresight, M. Mantoux committed everything to writing for his own behoof.

He who doth that which is right, doth it to his own behoof, and whoso doth evil, doth it to his own hurt.

And he who is thankful is thankful to his own behoof; and as for him who is unthankful-truly my Lord is self-sufficient, bounteous!

We said, If ye do well, to your own behoof will ye do well: and if ye do evil, against yourselves will ye do it.

"I am indeed," replied the knight, "a living man, and therefore need not either shovel or pick-axe for my own behoof.

"Then a man's knowledge is for himself alone-forhis own behoof exclusively-notfor the common advantage of himself and his neighbour?"