H9006–/מ–m

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת (מֵ) me. “more than”

He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

מִזַּעֲקַת־ (מִ) mi. “from”

The wanderer from the way of knowledge will have his resting-place among the shades.

מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ (מִ) mi. “from”

It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.

מֵאֵ֖שֶׁת (מֵ) me. “more than”

He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

מִצָּר֣וֹת (מִ) mi. “from”

A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר (מֵ) me. “more than”מִכֶּ֥סֶף (מִ) mi. “more than”וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב (מִ) mi. “more than”

Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

מֵהֶֽם׃ (מֵ) me. “from”

He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ (מִ) mi. “some of”

If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.

מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ (מִ) mi. “from”

Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥ (מִֽ) mi. “from”

Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

מִנַּ֣עַר (מִ) mi. “from”

Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld.

מִשְּׁא֥וֹל (מִ) mi. “from”

For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

מֵעָלָ֣יו (מֵ) me. “from”

Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.

מִכָּ֑סֶף (מִ) mi. “from”

For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ (מֵֽ֭) me. “than”

Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.

מִבֵּ֣ית (מִ) mi. “from”

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת (מֵ) me. “more than”

As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.

מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (מֵ) me. “from”

The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

מִפִּסֵּ֑חַ (מִ) mi. “from”

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה (מִ֝) mi. “more than”

A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ (מִ) mi. “more than”

Better is open protest than love kept secret.

מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה (מֵֽ) me. “more than”

Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.

מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (מִ) mi. “from”

Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

מֵֽעֲצַת־ (מֵֽ) me. “more than”

Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.

מֵאָ֥ח (מֵ) me. “more than”