Proverbs 10:15

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The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

In other translations

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

Hebrew words

הוֹןhon[the] wealth ofH1952עָשִׁיר'ashira rich [person]H6223קִרְיַתkiryat[is] a town ofH7151עֻזּוֹuzostrength hisH5797מְחִתַּתmechitat[is the] ruin ofH4288דַּלִּיםdalimpoor [people]H1800רֵישָׁם׃reishampoverty theirH7389

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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