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23 There is much food in the field of the poor,
    but it is swept away[a] by injustice.[b]
24 He who withholds his rod hates his child,
    but he who loves him gives him[c] discipline.
25 The righteous eats to satisfy his life,[d]
    but the belly of the wicked will lack.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:23 Literally “there is sweeping away”
  2. Proverbs 13:23 Literally “no justice”
  3. Proverbs 13:24 Literally “visits him”
  4. Proverbs 13:25 Or “soul,” or “inner self”