Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 25:26

מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּמָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַדִּ֥יק מָ֝ט לִפְנֵ֣י רָשָֽׁע׃
maʿyan nirpas vmaqvor mashḥat ṣadiyq maṭ lipney rashaʿ
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.

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