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Proverbs 13:11

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

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ה֭וֹןhonenoughהוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “enough”, the ordinary formH1952wealth; by implication, enoughenough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth.מֵהֶ֣בֶלmehevelfrom vanityהֶבֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from vanity”, the ordinary formH1892emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb[idiom] altogether, vain, vanity.יִמְעָ֑טyimatfewמָעַטverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “few”, an unfinished actionH4591properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.וְקֹבֵ֖ץveqovetsand assembleקָבַץconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and assemble”, a verb used as a describing wordH6908to grasp, i.e. collectassemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יָ֣דyadhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […יַרְבֶּֽהyarbehincreaseרָבָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “increase”, an unfinished actionH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Young’s Literal Translation

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

World English Bible

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

Darby Translation

Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].

Douay-Rheims

Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὕπαρξις ἐπισπουδαζομένη μετὰ ἀνομίας, ἐλάσσων γίνεται, ὁ δὲ συνάγων ἑαυτῷ μετʼ εὐσεβείας πληθυνθήσεται· δίκαιος οἰκτείρει καὶ κιχρᾷ.