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Douay-Rheims
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A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.
King James
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The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Louis Second
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Un prince sans intelligence multiplie les actes d'oppression, Mais celui qui est ennemi de la cupidité prolonge ses jours
Martin Luther
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Wenn ein Fürst ohne Verstand ist, so geschiehet viel Unrechts; wer aber den Geiz hasset, der wird lange leben.
Vulgate
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dux indigens prudentia multos opprimet per calumniam qui autem odit avaritiam longi fient dies eius

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


dux : duke.
prudentia : foresight, wisdom, discretion.
prudentia : practical judgment, discretion.
per : (prefix to an adjective) very, excessively, quite.
per : (+ acc.) (of time) throughout, during, in the course of.
per : (+ acc.) (of space) through, along, over / in the presence of.
per : (+ acc.) (cause) because of, on account of.
per : (+ acc.) (means/instrument) through, with, by, by means of.
qui : quae : que : quod : which, what, that.
qui : (masc. pl. nom.) Let THOSE (men) WHO have eyes to see..
qui : (masc. neut. nom.) (the prince) WHO loved a milkmaid.
qui : (question) how? in what way? / somehow / wherewith.
autem : but, on the other hand, however, moreover, also.