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Proverbs 13:8

The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

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כֹּ֣פֶרkofervillageכֹּפֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “village”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3724properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-pricebribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.נֶֽפֶשׁnefeshcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…אִ֣ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…עָשְׁר֑וֹashervorichesעֹשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “riches”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6239wealth[idiom] far (richer), riches.וְ֝רָ֗שׁverashand lackרוּשׁconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and lack”, a verb used as a describing wordH7326to be destitutelack, needy, (make self) poor (man).לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…שָׁמַ֥עshamahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…גְּעָרָֽהgearahrebukeגְּעָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “rebuke”, the ordinary formH1606a chidingrebuke(-ing), reproof.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The ransom of a man's life are his riches; but the poor heareth no threatening.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

Young’s Literal Translation

The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

World English Bible

The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

Darby Translation

The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.

Douay-Rheims

The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but he that is poor beareth not reprehension.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The ransom of a man's life are his riches; but the poor heareth no threatening.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A man's own wealth is the ransom of his life: but the poor endures not threatening.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λύτρον ἀνδρὸς ψυχῆς ὁ ἴδιος πλοῦτος, πτωχὸς δὲ οὐχ ὑφίσταται ἀπειλήν.