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Proverbs 30:8

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

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שָׁ֤וְאshavefalseשָׁוְאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “false”, the ordinary formH7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.וּֽדְבַרudevarand causeדָּבָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…כָּזָ֡בkazavdeceitfulכָּזָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “deceitful”, the ordinary formH3577falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.הַרְחֵ֬קharcheqlooseרָחַקverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “loose”, a commandH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).מִמֶּ֗נִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.רֵ֣אשׁreshpovertyרֵישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “poverty”, the ordinary formH7389povertypoverty.וָ֭עֹשֶׁרvaosherand richesעֹשֶׁרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and riches”, the ordinary formH6239wealth[idiom] far (richer), riches.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.תִּֽתֶּןtitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a wish or indirect commandH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לִ֑יlitoלִ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toהַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִיhatrifenicatchטָרַףverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “catch”, a commandH2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).לֶ֣חֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.חֻקִּֽיchuqiappointedחֹקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with mine allotted bread;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

Young’s Literal Translation

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

World English Bible

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

Darby Translation

Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:

Douay-Rheims

Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)