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Proverbs 28:3

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

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גֶּ֣בֶרgevermanגֶּבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.רָ֭שׁrashlackרוּשׁverb, qal, participle, absolute — “lack”, a verb used as a describing wordH7326to be destitutelack, needy, (make self) poor (man).וְעֹשֵׁ֣קveosheqand defraudעָשַׁקconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and defraud”, a verb used as a describing wordH6231to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflowget deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).דַּלִּ֑יםdalimleanדַּלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “lean”, the ordinary formH1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thinlean, needy, poor (man), weaker.מָטָ֥רmatarrainמָטַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rain”, the ordinary formH4306rainrain.סֹ֝חֵ֗ףsochefsweepסָחַףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “sweep”, a verb used as a describing wordH5502to scrape offsweep (away).וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).לָֽחֶםlachembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A poor man that oppresseth the weak is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Young’s Literal Translation

A man — poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

World English Bible

A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

Darby Translation

A poor man who oppresseth the helpless is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Douay-Rheims

A poor man that oppresseth the poor, is like a violent shower, which bringeth a famine.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A poor man that oppresseth the weak is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A bold man oppresses the poor by ungodly deeds. As an impetuous and unprofitable rain,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνδρεῖος ἐν ἀσεβείαις συκοφαντεῖ πτωχούς· ὥσπερ ὑετὸς λάβρος καὶ ἀνωφελὴς,