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Proverbs 13:23
The Message
Proverbs 13:23
The Message
23 Banks foreclose on the farms of the poor,
or else the poor lose their shirts to crooked lawyers.
Proverbs 13:23
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 13:23
Amplified Bible
23
Abundant food is in the fallow (uncultivated) ground of the poor,
But [without protection] it is swept away by injustice.
Proverbs 13:23
New Living Translation
Proverbs 13:23
New Living Translation
23 A poor person’s farm may produce much food,
but injustice sweeps it all away.
Proverbs 13:23
New International Version
Proverbs 13:23
New International Version
23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 13:23
New King James Version
Proverbs 13:23
New King James Version
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:23 uncultivated
- Proverbs 13:23 Lit. what is swept away
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