King James Version

Proverbs 10:15

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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ה֣וֹןhonenoughהוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “enough”, the ordinary formH1952wealth; by implication, enoughenough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth.עָ֭שִׁירashirrichעָשִׁירadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “rich”, the ordinary formH6223rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)rich (man).קִרְיַ֣תqiryatcityקִרְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7151building; a citycity.עֻזּ֑וֹuzvostrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “strength”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.מְחִתַּ֖תmechitatruinמְחִתָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “ruin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4288properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternationdestruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.דַּלִּ֣יםdalimleanדַּלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.רֵישָֽׁםreyshampovertyרֵישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “poverty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7389povertypoverty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Young’s Literal Translation

The wealth of the rich [is] his strong city, The ruin of the poor [is] their poverty.

World English Bible

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Darby Translation

The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Douay-Rheims

The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κτῆσις πλουσίων πόλις ὀχυρὰ, συντριβὴ δὲ ἀσεβῶν πενία.