resh denotes poverty as deprivation, portrayed as ruin, an approaching threat, or the condition contrasted with riches.

Across these Proverbs, resh denotes poverty as a deprived condition: it is linked with ruin and dishonor, can come upon a person suddenly, and is set in contrast to riches.

1. Poverty as deprivation and adverse condition · dominant

   In Proverbs 10:15 the construct form occurs in the clause where the APB renders the poor person's poverty as ruin; Proverbs 13:18 pairs it with dishonor for the one neglecting discipline. In Proverbs 6:11 and Proverbs 24:34, construct forms portray poverty as coming like a traveler or robber, while Proverbs 30:8 places the absolute form opposite riches in a request for allotted food.

   Proverbs 10:15Proverbs 13:18Proverbs 24:34Proverbs 30:8Proverbs 6:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term with “poverty,” including poverty that brings ruin or arrives like a traveler or robber.