^23 (A)Much food is in the ^[a]fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is ^[b]waste.

^11 (A)He who ^[a]tills his land will be satisfied with ^(B)bread,
But he who follows ^[b]frivolity ^(C)is devoid of ^[c]understanding.

^19 (A)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!

⁷ “Even ^(A)the stork in the heavens
Knows her appointed times;
And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow
Observe the time of their coming.
But ^(B)My people do not know the judgment of the Lord.

⁸ “How can you say, ‘We are wise,
^(C)And the law of the Lord is with us’?
Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.
^9 (D)The wise men are ashamed,
They are dismayed and taken.
Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord;
So ^(E)what wisdom do they have?
¹⁰ Therefore ^(F)I will give their wives to others,
And their fields to those who will inherit them;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is given to ^(G)covetousness;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.

²³ Be diligent to know the state of your ^(A)flocks,
And attend to your herds;
²⁴ For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
^25 (B)When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
²⁶ The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;
²⁷ You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And the nourishment of your maidservants.

^18 (A)Whoever ^[a]keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
So he who waits on his master will be honored.