Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.Proverbs 30:8
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)
שָׁ֤וְא׀ וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗נִּי רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭עֹשֶׁר אַל־תִּֽתֶּן־לִ֑י הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִי לֶ֣חֶם חֻקִּֽי׃
- שָׁ֤וְא׀shav'“deceitfulness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁוְא · “false” · Strong's H7723G
- וּֽדְבַר־u.de.var-“and a word of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “because” · Strong's H1697M
- כָּזָ֡בka.Zav“falsehood”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּזָב · “lie” · Strong's H3577
- הַרְחֵ֬קhar.Chek“put far away”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
- מִמֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.ni“from me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- רֵ֣אשׁresh“poverty”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֵישׁ · “poverty” · Strong's H7389A
- וָ֭עֹשֶׁרVa.'o.sher“and wealth”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֹ֫שֶׁר · “riches” · Strong's H6239
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-“you give”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לִ֑יLi“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִיhat.ri.Fe.ni“let devour me”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from טָרַף · “to tear” · Strong's H2963
- לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem“[the] food of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֶ֫חֶם · “food(eating)” · Strong's H3899G
- חֻקִּֽי׃chu.Ki“allotment my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֹק · “portion” · Strong's H2706H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)