Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 14:31

עֹשֵׁ֣ק דָּ֭ל חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּמְכַבְּד֥וֹ חֹ֝נֵ֗ן אֶבְיֽוֹן׃
ʿosheq dal ḥeref ʿoshehv vmkabdvo ḥonen ʾebyvon
King James Version (KJV)

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Modern English

Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

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