Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender. Young's Literal Translation The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender. King James Bible The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender. Hebrew The richעָ֭שִׁיר (‘ā·šîr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6223: Rich rule יִמְשׁ֑וֹל (yim·šō·wl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign over the poor, בְּרָשִׁ֣ים (bə·rā·šîm) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7326: To be in want or poor and the borrower לֹ֝וֶ֗ה (lō·weh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend is slave וְעֶ֥בֶד (wə·‘e·ḇeḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant to the lender. מַלְוֶֽה׃ (mal·weh) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend |