11 Wealth obtained by [a]fraud dwindles,
But the one who gathers [b]by labor increases it.
12 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 Lit vanity
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Or gradually; lit on the hand
  3. Proverbs 13:12 Lit coming
  4. Proverbs 13:13 Lit pledged to it