Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,(A)
    and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.(B)

The generous will themselves be blessed,(C)
    for they share their food with the poor.(D)

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He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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He who sows iniquity will reap (A)sorrow,[a]
And the rod of his anger will fail.

(B)He who has a [b]generous eye will be (C)blessed,
For he gives of his bread to the poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:8 trouble
  2. Proverbs 22:9 Lit. good