“He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.”
Proverbs 22:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 22:168 words
HebrewMeaning
עֹ֣שֵֽׁקʿōšēq
one who oppressesverbH6231
deceive · defraud · drink up · oppress ···
דָּ֭לdāl
the pooradjH1800
needy · poor · weaker
לְ/הַרְבּ֣וֹתləharəbwōt
to increasepronH7235
archer (by mistake for
ל֑/וֹlwō
pron
נֹתֵ֥ןnōtēn
one who givesverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
לְ֝/עָשִׁ֗ירləʿāšiyr
to a rich personpronH6223
אַךְʾakə
onlyparticleH389
in any wise · at least · but · certainly ···
לְ/מַחְסֽוֹרləmaḥəswōr
to povertypronH4270
need · penury · poor · poverty ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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