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Wealthהוֹןgained by vaporמֵהֶבֶלdwindles,יִמְעָטbut whoever gathersוְקֹבֵץby handעַל יָדincreases it.יַרְבֶּה
Proverbs 13:11
Study it in the app“Wealth gained by vapor dwindles, but whoever gathers by hand increases it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:11, word by word
- Wealthהוֹןhon
wealth
What someone owns in money, land and livestock; his fortune.
Where else “hon” appears- gained by vaporהֶבֶלhevel
vapor
A breath that passes and does not last; that brief is everything.
Where else “hevel” appears- dwindlesיִמְעָטyimat
be few, too small
Be few, be too small for something; make few, reduce.
Where else “yimat” appears- but whoever gathersקֹבֵץkovets
collect
To gather things, like grain.
Where else “kovets” appears- by handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- increases itיַרְבֶּהyarbe
increase
To make an amount larger, adding and adding.
Where else “yarbe” appears
Translation note
“By vapor”: by what has no substance; it can be understood as what is gained in a vain or deceptive way, the opposite of gathering little by little, by the work of the hand.
The context
10Only through insolence comes strife, but with those who take counsel is wisdom.
11 · This verse (above)
12Hope deferred makes sick the heart, but a tree of life is desire fulfilled.