| 19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 16:19:1 ⧉ט֣וֹבtovbetter Proverbs 16:19:2 ⧉שְׁפַל־ר֭וּחַshefalruakhlowly of spirit Proverbs 16:19:3 ⧉אֶת־ענייםetaniyimwith poor ones Proverbs 16:19:4 ⧉עֲנָוִ֑יםanavimhumble ones Proverbs 16:19:5 ⧉מֵֽחַלֵּ֥קmekhalekthan dividing Proverbs 16:19:6 ⧉שָׁ֝לָ֗לshalalspoil Proverbs 16:19:7 ⧉אֶת־גֵּאִֽים׃etgeiyimwith proud ones |
| 19. Formal Translation Better to be lowly in spirit among the afflicted than to divide the spoil with the proud. |
| 19. Dynamic Translation It is better to have a humble spirit alongside the poor than to share the loot with the arrogant. |