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Douay-Rheims
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A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
King James
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The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Louis Second
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Ce qui fait le charme d'un homme, c'est sa bonté; Et mieux vaut un pauvre qu'un menteur
Martin Luther
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Einen Menschen lüstet seine Wohltat; und ein Armer ist besser denn ein Lügner.
Vulgate
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homo indigens misericors est et melior pauper quam vir mendax

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


melior : better.
pauper : poor, with few means, poverty-stricken.
pauper : beggar, person without means.
quam : (fem. sing. acc.) (the church), WHICH the Lord loved.
quam : (adv. and conj.) how, than, as .. as possible.
vir : man, hero, man of courage.