23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 13:23:1 ⧉רָב־אֹ֖(d)כֶלravokhelmuch food Proverbs 13:23:2 ⧉נִ֣ירnirfallow ground or plowed land Proverbs 13:23:3 ⧉רָאשִׁ֑יםrashimof poor people Proverbs 13:23:4 ⧉וְיֵ֥שׁveyeshand there is Proverbs 13:23:5 ⧉נִ֝סְפֶּ֗הnispeswept away or removed Proverbs 13:23:6 ⧉בְּלֹ֣אbeloby lack of or without Proverbs 13:23:7 ⧉מִשְׁפָּֽט׃mishpatjustice or judgment |
23. Formal Translation There is much food in the plowed field of the poor, but it is swept away without justice. |
23. Dynamic Translation Even a poor man’s plowed field can yield an abundance, but it is swept away when there is no justice. |