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Proverbs 16:19

Young's Literal Translation 1862

Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

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For high `is' Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

Near `is' Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; Filled is my soul with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroyeth them: --

Every precious substance we find, We fill our houses `with' spoil,

Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is -- to all of us.'

For better `that' he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than `that' he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

Against a profane nation I send him, And concerning a people of My wrath I charge him, To spoil spoil, and to seize prey, And to make it a treading-place as the clay of out places.

Therefore I give a portion to him among the many, And with the mighty he apportioneth spoil, Because that he exposed to death his soul, And with transgressors he was numbered, And he the sin of many hath borne, And for transgressors he intercedeth.

For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy `is' His name: `In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As `men' rejoice in their apportioning spoil.

`Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Do they not find? -- they apportion spoil, A female -- two females -- for every head, Spoil of finger-work for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered finger-work, Finger-work -- a pair of embroidered things, For the necks of the spoil!




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