Proverbs 19:14-16

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁴House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
¹⁵Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
    and an idle person will suffer hunger.
¹⁶He who keeps the commandment keeps his life;
    he who despises the word^[a] will die.

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Proverbs 19:16 Cn Compare 13.13: Heb his ways

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