The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
P R O V E R B S CHAP. XVIII. Wisdom and Folly. 1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. The original here is difficult, and differently understood. 1. Some take it as a rebuke to an affected singularity. When men take a…