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Proverbs 13:23

“Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.”

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²¹Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

²²A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

²³Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.

²⁴He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

²⁵A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

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