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11 Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,
But the one who gathers [a]with his hand abounds.
12 [b]Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire [c]fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 The one who (A)despises the word will be [d]in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or gradually
  2. Proverbs 13:12 Lit Expectation
  3. Proverbs 13:12 Lit coming
  4. Proverbs 13:13 Lit pledged to it