A righteous man hates lying,
But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

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The righteous hate lying,
but the wicked bring disgust and shame.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:23 uncultivated
  2. Proverbs 13:23 Lit. what is swept away

23 The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,
but without justice, it is swept away.

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