A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.Proverbs 28:3
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)
גֶּ֣בֶר רָ֭שׁ וְעֹשֵׁ֣ק דַּלִּ֑ים מָטָ֥ר סֹ֝חֵ֗ף וְאֵ֣ין לָֽחֶם׃
- גֶּ֣בֶרGe.ver“a man”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫בֶר · “great man” · Strong's H1397
- רָ֭שׁrash“poor”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רוּשׁ · “be poor” · Strong's H7326
- וְעֹשֵׁ֣קve.'o.Shek“and [who] oppresses”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשַׁק · “to oppress” · Strong's H6231
- דַּלִּ֑יםda.Lim“poor [people]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from דַּל · “poor” · Strong's H1800
- מָטָ֥רma.Tar“rain”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָטַר · “rain” · Strong's H4306
- סֹ֝חֵ֗ףso.Chef“[which] washes away”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָחַף · “to prostatrate” · Strong's H5502
- וְאֵ֣יןve.'Ein“and there not”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- לָֽחֶם׃La.chem“[is] food”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “food(eating)” · Strong's H3899G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)