Proverbs 12:11-13

Common English Bible

¹¹ Those who work their land will have plenty to eat,
    but those who engage in empty pursuits have no sense.
¹² Desiring evil is a trap for the wicked,
    but the root of the righteous endures.^[a]
13 The wicked are trapped by the transgressions of their lips,
    but the righteous escape from distress.