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23 Much food is in the [a]tillage of the poor;
But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son;
But he that loveth him chasteneth him [b]betimes.
25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul;
But the belly of the wicked shall want.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:23 Or, tilled land
  2. Proverbs 13:24 Or, diligently