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23 The fallow field of the poor yields much food,
but it is swept away by injustice.
24 He who spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent with discipline.[a]

25 The righteous eats to his heart’s content,
but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:24 cf. Heb. 12:7.