Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.Proverbs 23:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תִּיגַ֥ע לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥ חֲדָֽל׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תִּיגַ֥עti.Ga'“you labor”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָגֵעַ · “be weary|toil” · Strong's H3021
- לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירle.ha.'a.Shir“to gain riches”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from עָשַׁר · “to enrich” · Strong's H6238
- מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥mi.bi.na.te.Kha“from understanding your”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בִּינָה · “understanding” · Strong's H0998
- חֲדָֽל׃cha.Dal“cease”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָדַל · “to cease” · Strong's H2308
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)