Proverbs 20:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

Young's Literal Translation
An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

King James Bible
An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily {08675;0973:08794} at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Hebrew
An inheritance
נַ֭חֲלָה (na·ḥă·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion

gained
מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת (mə·ḇō·he·leṯ)
Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 973: To feel a loathing

quickly
בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה (bā·ri·šō·nāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank

will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be blessed
תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ (ṯə·ḇō·rāḵ)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

in the end.
וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ (wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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