מָשַׁל

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Πενία δ' ἄτιμον καὶ τὸν εὐγενῆ ποιεῖ → Pauper inhonorus, genere sit clarus licet → Die Armut nimmt selbst dem, der edel ist, die Ehr'

Menander, Monostichoi, 455

English (Strong)

denominative from מָשָׁל; to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble: be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.