en_tn_lite_do_not_use/pro/19/01.md

# Better is a poor person

"It is better to be a poor person"

# who walks in his integrity

This is an idiom. Here walking refers to living. AT: "who lives in his integrity" or "who lives an honest life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# is perverse in speech

The word "speech" may be expressed as a verb. AT: "speaks perversely" or "speaks in an evil way" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# to have desire without knowledge

This refers to people trying to do something without the knowledge for how to correctly do it. AT: "to work hard without knowing what you are doing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# the one who runs too fast misses the path

This speaks of a person doing something too quickly and making mistakes as if running too quickly and missing the path. AT: "the one who acts too quickly makes mistakes" or "the one who acts too quickly makes poor choices" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/integrity]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/perverse]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]]