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Douay-Rheims
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Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content.
King James
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Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Louis Second
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Mieux vaut peu, avec la crainte de l'Éternel, Qu'un grand trésor, avec le trouble
Martin Luther
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Es ist besser ein wenig mit der Furcht des HErrn denn großer Schatz, darin Unruhe ist.
Vulgate
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melius est parum cum timore Domini quam thesauri magni et insatiabiles

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


parum : too little, too few, not enough.
cum : (with indicative) when.
cum : (prep + abl.) with.
cum : (with subjunctive) when, as, while, since, although.
quam : (fem. sing. acc.) (the church), WHICH the Lord loved.
quam : (adv. and conj.) how, than, as .. as possible.