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Proverbs 3:31

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

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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.תְּ֭קַנֵּאteqanebe jealousקָנָאverb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be jealous”, a wish or indirect commandH7065to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).בְּאִ֣ישׁbeishin a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in 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…חָמָ֑סchamasviolenceחָמָסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “violence”, the ordinary formH2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gaincruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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.תִּ֝בְחַ֗רtivcharacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “acceptable”, a wish or indirect commandH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).דְּרָכָֽיוderakhayvalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

World English Bible

Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

Darby Translation

Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

Douay-Rheims

Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ κτήσῃ κακῶν ἀνδρῶν ὀνείδη, μηδὲ ζηλώσῃς τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν.