SEV Biblia, Chapter 29:13
¶ El pobre y el usurero se encontraron; el SEŃOR alumbra los ojos de ambos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:13
Verse 13. The poor and the deceitful man ] It is difficult to fix the meaning of µykkt techachim, which we here render the deceitful man. The TARGUM has, "The poor and the man of LITTLE WEALTH." The SEPTUAGINT, "The usurer and the DEBTOR." The VULGATE, "The poor and CREDITOR." COVERDALE, "The poor and the LENDER." OTHERS, "The poor and the RICH;"The poor and the OPPRESSORS." I suppose the meaning may be the same as in chap. xxii. 2: "The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all." Where see the note.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. The poor and the deceitful man meet together , etc.] Or “the usurer” f811 ; who by usury, by fraud and deception, is possessed of the mammon of unrighteousness, and is become rich; he and the poor man meet together; and so the sense is the same as in ( Proverbs 22:2). the Lord lighteneth both their eyes ; with the light of natural life, and with the light of natural reason, ( John 1:4,9); and so is the same as being “the Maker of them all”, in the above place; or he bestows his providential favours on both; causes his sun to shine upon the rich and poor, the wicked and the righteous, ( Matthew 5:45). Or it may be understood of the light of grace; for though, for the most part, God chooses and calls the poor of the world, and lightens their eyes with the light of his grace, when not many wise and noble are called and enlightened; yet this is not restrained wholly to men of one and the same condition of life; yea, God sometimes calls and enlightens publicans, tax gatherers, and extortioners, as Matthew and Zacchaeus.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 13 - Some are poor, others have a great deal of deceitful riches. They mee in the business of this world; the Lord gives to both the comforts of this life. To some of both sorts he gives his grace.
Original Hebrew
רשׁ 7326 ואישׁ 376 תככים 8501 נפגשׁו 6298 מאיר 215 עיני 5869 שׁניהם 8147 יהוה׃ 3068
