| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 15:17:1 ⧉ט֤וֹבtovbetter Proverbs 15:17:2 ⧉אֲרֻחַ֣תarukhatmeal of Proverbs 15:17:3 ⧉יָ֭רָקyarakvegetables or greens Proverbs 15:17:4 ⧉וְאַהֲבָה־שָׁ֑םveahavahshamand love there Proverbs 15:17:5 ⧉מִשּׁ֥וֹרmishorthan an ox Proverbs 15:17:6 ⧉אָ֝ב֗וּסavusfattened Proverbs 15:17:7 ⧉וְשִׂנְאָה־בֽוֹ׃vesinavoand hatred in it |
| 17. Formal Translation Better is a meal of vegetables where love is, than a fattened ox with hatred. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation It is better to share a simple meal in love than to sit down to a fattened ox in a spirit of hatred. |