Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 25:28

עִ֣יר פְּ֭רוּצָה אֵ֣ין חוֹמָ֑ה אִ֝֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֥ין מַעְצָ֥ר לְרוּחֽוֹ׃
ʿiyr prvṣah ʾeyn ḥvomah ʾiysh ʾasher ʾeyn maʿṣar lrvḥvo
King James Version (KJV)

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Modern English

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

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