| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 28:3:1 ⧉גּבֶרgevera man Proverbs 28:3:2 ⧉רָ֭שׁrashpoor Proverbs 28:3:3 ⧉וְעֹשֵׁ֣קveoshekand oppressing Proverbs 28:3:4 ⧉דַּלִּ֑יםdalimthe weak or poor Proverbs 28:3:5 ⧉מָטָ֥רmatarrain Proverbs 28:3:6 ⧉סֹ֝חֵ֗ףsokhefsweeping away Proverbs 28:3:7 ⧉וְאֵ֣יןveenand there is not Proverbs 28:3:8 ⧉לָֽחֶם׃lakhembread or food |
| 3. Formal Translation A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a rainstorm that sweeps away and leaves no bread. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation When a poor person mistreats other poor people, it is like a heavy rain that destroys everything and leaves no food. |