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Slacknessרְמִיָּהdoes notלֹאroastיַחֲרֹךְits game,צֵידוֹbut the preciousיָקָרwealthוְהוֹןof a manאָדָםis the diligent one.חָרוּץ
Proverbs 12:27
Study it in the app“Slackness does not roast its game, but the precious wealth of a man is the diligent one.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 12:27, word by word
- Slacknessרְמִיָּהremiya
slackness
Laziness, doing things halfheartedly.
Where else “remiya” appears- roastיַחֲרֹךְyacharoch
roast; catch
To roast; according to others, to catch game. It appears only in Proverbs 12:27.
Where else “yacharoch” appears- its gameצֵידtsed
game
What is hunted.
Where else “tsed” appears- but the preciousיָקָרyakar
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yakar” appears- wealthהוֹןhon
wealth
What someone owns in money, land and livestock; his fortune.
Where else “hon” appears- of a manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- is the diligent oneחָרוּץcharuts
diligent
Someone who works with effort and does not tire.
Where else “charuts” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew of the second line is difficult; it can be understood that diligence is the most valuable wealth.
The context
26The righteous guides his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 · This verse (above)
28In the path of righteousness is life, and the way of its pathway is no death.