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

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:23

Commentary on Proverbs 13:23

(Read Proverbs 13:23)

The poor, yet industrious, thrive, though in a homely manner, while those who have great riches are often brought to poverty for want of judgment.