Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 17:5

לֹעֵ֣ג לָ֭רָשׁ חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ שָׂמֵ֥חַ לְ֝אֵיד לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃
loʿeg larash ḥeref ʿoshehv shameḥa lʾeyd loʾ yinaqeh
King James Version (KJV)

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Modern English

Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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