King James Version (KJV)
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Modern English
Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Hebrew
מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּמָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַדִּ֥יק מָ֝ט לִפְנֵ֣י רָשָֽׁע׃
maʿyan nirpas vmaqvor mashḥat ṣadiyq maṭ lipney rashaʿ