Proverbs 13:2-12

2 From the fruit of a man's mouth he ¹enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is ²violence.

3 The one who ³guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who ⁴opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

5 A righteous man ⁵hates falsehood, But a wicked man ⁶acts disgustingly and shamefully.

6 Righteousness ⁷guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the sinner.

7 There is one who ⁸pretends to be rich, but has nothing *; Another pretends to be ⁹poor, but has great wealth.

8 The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, But the poor hears no rebuke.

9 The ¹⁰light of the righteous rejoices, But the ¹¹lamp of the wicked goes out.

10 Through insolence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.

11 Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it.

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

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