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Proverbs 30:10

Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

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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.תַּלְשֵׁ֣ןtalshenaccuseלָשַׁןverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “accuse”, a wish or indirect commandH3960to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniateaccuse, slander.עֶ֭בֶדevedservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אדנוdnvlordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.אֲדֹנָ֑יוadonayvlordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.פֶּֽןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.יְקַלֶּלְךָ֥yeqalelkhamake brightקָלַלverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “make bright”, an unfinished actionH7043to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make…וְאָשָֽׁמְתָּveashametaand be desolateאָשַׁםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be desolate”, a completed action in a sequenceH816to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish[idiom] certainly, be(-come, made) desolate, destroy, [idiom] greatly, be(-come, found, hold) guilty, offend (acknowledge offence), trespass.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Slander not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

Young’s Literal Translation

Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem thee, and thou be found guilty.

World English Bible

“Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

Darby Translation

Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

Douay-Rheims

Accuse not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou fall.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)