Proverbs 11:27-29

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁷Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
    but evil comes to the one who searches for it.
²⁸Those who trust in their riches will wither,^[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.
²⁹Those who trouble their households will inherit wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise.

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Proverbs 11:28 Cn: Heb fall

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