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Proverbs 28:22

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

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נִֽבֳהָ֥לnivohalbe affrightedבָּהַלverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “be affrighted”, a verb used as a describing wordH926to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiouslybe (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.לַה֗וֹןlahonto enoughהוֹןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to enough”, the ordinary formH1952wealth; by implication, enoughenough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth.אִ֭ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a 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…רַ֣עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “bad”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…עָ֑יִןayineye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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…יֵ֝דַעyedaknowיָדַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, an unfinished actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…חֶ֥סֶרcheserpovertyחֶסֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “poverty”, the ordinary formH2639lack; hence, destitutionpoverty, want.יְבֹאֶֽנּוּyevoenvto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that hath an evil eye hasteneth after riches, and knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

World English Bible

A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

Darby Translation

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Douay-Rheims

A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that hath an evil eye hasteneth after riches, and knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σπεύδει πλουτεῖν ἀνὴρ βάσκανος, καὶ οὐκ οἶδεν ὅτι ἐλεήμων κρατήσει αὐτοῦ.