Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 20:17

עָרֵ֣ב לָ֭אִישׁ לֶ֣חֶם שָׁ֑קֶר וְאַחַ֥ר יִמָּלֵ֥א פִ֝יהוּ חָצָֽץ׃
ʿareb laʾiysh leḥem shaqer vʾaḥar yimaleʾ piyhv ḥaṣaṣ
King James Version (KJV)

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Modern English

Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

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