Proverbs · מִשְׁלֵי

Proverbs 28:22

נִבֶ֣הָל לַ֭הוֹן אִ֣ישׁ רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְלֹ֥א יֵ֝דַ֗ע כִּי חֶ֣סֶר יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃
nibehal lahvon ʾiysh raʿ ʿayin vloʾ yedaʿ kiy ḥeser yboʾenv
King James Version (KJV)

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Modern English

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.

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