- *ṭôḇ*-*rāš*
- adjective, masculine singular + adjective, masculine singular - better is a poor man
- *hôlēḵ*
- Qal participle, masculine singular - walking
- *bəṯummô*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his integrity
- *mē'iqqēš*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular - than a perverse one
- *dərāḵayim*
- noun, feminine dual - ways/paths
- *wəhû'*
- conjunction + pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - though he
- *'āšîr*
- adjective, masculine singular - rich