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22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,[a]
    and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
23 There is much food in the field of the poor,
    but it is swept away[b] by injustice.[c]
24 He who withholds his rod hates his child,
    but he who loves him gives him[d] discipline.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”
  2. Proverbs 13:23 Literally “there is sweeping away”
  3. Proverbs 13:23 Literally “no justice”
  4. Proverbs 13:24 Literally “visits him”