The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.
Proverbs 13:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food, but without justice, it is swept away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: But there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Much food is in the tilled land of the poor, but there are those who are destroyed because of injustice. American Standard Version (1901) Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice. Common English Bible A poor person’s land might produce much food, but it is unjustly swept away. Catholic Public Domain Version Much nourishment is in the fallow land of the fathers. But for others, it is gathered without judgment. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Much food is in the tillage of fathers: but for others it is gathered with out judgment. |
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.
A person will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the work of a person’s hands will reward him.
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honoured.
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
The profit from the land is taken by all; the king is served by the field. ,
The elders of that city will bring the cow down to a continually flowing stream, to a place not tilled or sown, and they will break its neck there by the stream.