King James Version

Proverbs 13:23

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

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רָבravabundanceרֹבnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).אֹ֭כֶלokhelfoodאֹכֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “food”, the ordinary formH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.נִ֣ירnirplowingנִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “plowing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5215properly, plowing, i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed landfallow ground, plowing, tillage.רָאשִׁ֑יםrashimlackרוּשׁverb, qal, participle, absolute — “lack”, a verb used as a describing wordH7326to be destitutelack, needy, (make self) poor (man).וְיֵ֥שׁveyeshand areיֵשׁconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and are”H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)(there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.נִ֝סְפֶּ֗הnispehperishסָפָהverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “perish”, a verb used as a describing wordH5595properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put.בְּלֹ֣אbeloin no , -r,לֹאpreposition, particle, negative — “in no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…מִשְׁפָּֽטmishpatlawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is swept away by want of righteousness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

Young’s Literal Translation

Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

World English Bible

An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

Darby Translation

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.

Douay-Rheims

Much food is in the tillage of fathers: but for others it is gathered with out judgment.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is swept away by want of righteousness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The righteous shall spend many years in wealth: but the unrighteous shall perish suddenly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δίκαιοι ποιήσουσιν ἐν πλούτῳ ἔτη πολλὰ, ἄδικοι δὲ ἀπολοῦνται συντόμως.