Proverbs 13:3-13

3 The one who ¹guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who ²opens 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 ³hates falsehood, But a wicked man ⁴acts disgustingly and shamefully.

6 Righteousness ⁵guards the one whose way is blameless, But wickedness subverts the sinner.

7 There is one who ⁶pretends to be rich, but has nothing *; Another pretends to be ⁷poor, but has great wealth.

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

9 The ⁸light of the righteous rejoices, But the ⁹lamp 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.

13 The one who ¹⁰despises the word will be in debt to it, But the one who fears the commandment will be ¹¹rewarded.

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