Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 21:17

אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר אֹהֵ֣ב שִׂמְחָ֑ה אֹהֵ֥ב יַ֝יִן וָשֶׁ֗מֶן לֹ֣א יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃
ʾiysh maḥsvor ʾoheb shimḥah ʾoheb yayin vashemen loʾ yaʿashiyr
King James Version (KJV)

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Modern English

Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

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