Proverbs 22:11-13

Revised Standard Version

¹¹ He who loves purity of heart,
    and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
¹² The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
    but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
    I shall be slain in the streets!”