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21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but the just shall be recompensed with good.
22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
    but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.
23 The tillage of the poor yields abundant food,
    but possessions are swept away for lack of justice.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 13:23 An observation on the poor. The lands of the poor are as fertile as anyone’s, for nature does not discriminate against them. Their problem is lack of justice, which puts their harvest at risk from unscrupulous human beings.

21 Trouble pursues the sinner,(A)
    but the righteous(B) are rewarded with good things.(C)

22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(D)

23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

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