Jeremiah · יִרְמְיָהוּ

Jeremiah 9:23

כִּ֣י אִם־בְּזֹ֞את יִתְהַלֵּ֣ל הַמִּתְהַלֵּ֗ל הַשְׂכֵּל֮ וְיָדֹ֣עַ אוֹתִי֒ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עֹ֥שֶׂה חֶ֛סֶד מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־בְאֵ֥לֶּה חָפַ֖צְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃
kiy ʾim-bzoʾt yithalel hamithalel hashkel vyadoʿa ʾvotiy kiy ʾaniy yhvah ʿosheh ḥesed mishpaṭ vṣdaqah baʾareṣ kiy-bʾeleh ḥapaṣtiy nʾum-yhvah
King James Version (KJV)

Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise {man} glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty {man} glory in his might, let not the rich {man} glory in his riches:

Modern English

Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.

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