Verse Comparison: Proverbs 13:23
American Standard Version
Much food `is in' the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
Amplified® Bible
Much food is in the tilled land of the poor, but there are those who are destroyed because of injustice.
Contemporary English Version
Even when the land of the poor produces good crops, they get cheated out of what they grow.
Darby English Version
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
Good News Bible
Unused fields could yield plenty of food for the poor, but unjust people keep them from being farmed.
King James Version
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
New American Standard Bible
Abundant food {is in} the fallow ground of the poor, But it is swept away by injustice.
New International Version
A poor man's field may produce abundant food,
but injustice sweeps it away.
New King James Version
Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is waste.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Abundant food rests in the fallow ground of the poor, But becomes swept away by injustice.
Revised Standard Version
The fallow ground of the poor yields much food, but it is swept away through injustice.
Young's Literal Translation
Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
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