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Proverbs 3:30

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תרובtrvvadversaryרִיבverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “adversary”, a wish or indirect commandH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.תָּרִ֣יבtarivadversaryרִיבverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “adversary”, a wish or indirect commandH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).אָדָ֣םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.חִנָּ֑םchinamwithout a causeחִנָּםadverb — “without a cause”H2600gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantagewithout a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…לֹ֖אlono , -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…גְמָלְךָ֣gemalekharequiteגָּמַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “requite”, a completed actionH1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to weanbestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.רָעָֽהraahbadרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

Young’s Literal Translation

Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

World English Bible

Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

Darby Translation

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Douay-Rheims

Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ φιλεχθρήσῃς πρὸς ἄνθρωπον μάτην, μήτί σε ἐργάσηται κακόν.

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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