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Proverbs 13:23

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23A poor person’s farm may produce much food,

but injustice sweeps it all away.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,

but it is swept away through injustice.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

An unplowed field produces food for the poor,

but injustice sweeps it away.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,

but without justice, it is swept away.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

There is much food in the field of the poor,

but it is swept away by injustice.

KJV 1900King James Version

Much food is in the tillage of the poor:

But there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.