Proverbs 13:23
Compared across 30 translations
English
Abundant food is in the fallow (uncultivated) ground of the poor,But [without protection] it is swept away by injustice.
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
Banks foreclose on the farms of the poor, or else the poor lose their shirts to crooked lawyers.
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,But [r]it is swept away by injustice.
An unplowed field produces food for poor people. But those who treat them badly destroy it all.
An unplowed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away.
An unploughed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away.
A poor person’s farm may produce much food, but injustice sweeps it all away.
Arabic
قَدْ يُنْتِجُ حَقْلُ الْفَقِيرِ الْمَحْرُوثُ وَفْرَةً مِنَ الْغِلالِ، إِنَّمَا يُتْلِفُهَا سُوءُ التَّبَصُّرِ.
Danish
Selv om en fattig mands jord giver en god afgrøde, mister han den, hvis der er lovløshed i landet.[a]
German
Auf den Feldern der Armen wächst zwar reichlich zu essen, aber durch großes Unrecht wird ihnen alles genommen.
Spanish
En el campo del pobre hay abundante comida, pero esta se pierde donde hay injusticia.
En el campo del pobre hay abundante comida, pero esta se pierde donde hay injusticia.
French
Le champ défriché du pauvre lui procure des vivres en abondance,mais l’injustice les détruit.
Hiligaynon
Bisan makapatubas sing bugana ang duta sang mga imol, indi sila makapulos sini tungod sa indi matarong nga ginahimo sang iban.
Japanese
貧しい人の畑でも土は肥えています。しかし不正があれば、その収穫は奪われます。
Korean
가난한 사람의 땅은 많은 양식을 낼 수도 있으나 불의가 그것을 쓸어 가 버린다.
nl
Het werk van de armen levert veel voedsel op, maar er zijn sommigen die door gebrek aan inzicht tekort komen.
Portuguese
A lavoura do pobre produz alimento com fartura,mas por falta de justiça ele o perde.
A terra que o pobre cultiva pode ser muito rica,mas frequentemente são as injustiças que o tornam pobre.
Romanian
Ogorul omului sărac produce hrană din belşug, dar aceasta este distrusă datorită nedreptăţii.
Russian
Много хлеба может дать и поле бедняка, но несправедливость отнимает у него урожай.
Много хлеба может дать и поле бедняка, но несправедливость отнимает у него урожай.
Много хлеба может дать и поле бедняка, но несправедливость отнимает у него урожай.
Много хлеба может дать и поле бедняка,но несправедливость отнимает у него урожай.
Swedish
På de fattigas åkrar kan det växa rikligt med föda, men den kan sopas bort av orättvisan.
Thai
ที่นาที่ไม่ได้ไถหว่านยังให้พืชผลแก่คนยากจนแต่ความอยุติธรรมกวาดเอาไปหมด
zh-Hant
窮人的田地出產豐富, 因不公而被搶掠一空。