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10 The righteous knows the life[a] of his animal,
    but the compassion[b] of the wicked is cruel.
11 He who works his land will have plenty of food,
    but he who follows worthless things lacks sense.[c]
12 The wicked covets the proceeds of evil,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:10 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 12:10 Hebrew “compassions”
  3. Proverbs 12:11 Literally “heart”
  4. Proverbs 12:12 Literally “gives, sets up”