One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.Proverbs 13:7
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ וְה֣וֹן רָֽב׃
- יֵ֣שׁyesh“there”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
- מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁרMit.'a.sher“[is one who] enriches himself”Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשַׁר · “to enrich” · Strong's H6238
- וְאֵ֣יןve.'Ein“and there not”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- כֹּ֑לKol“[is] anything”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁmit.ro.Shesh“[one who] impoverishes himself”Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רוּשׁ · “be poor” · Strong's H7326
- וְה֣וֹןve.Hon“and wealth”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הוֹן · “substance” · Strong's H1952
- רָֽב׃Rav“great”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)