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Proverbs 19:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 19:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 Zeal is useless when not accompanied by knowledge,
and acting hastily causes one to stumble.
3 A man’s own folly leads to his ruin,
yet it is against the Lord that his heart rages.[a]
4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but a poor man’s only friend will desert him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:3 It is against the Lord that his heart rages: i.e., he blames the Lord for all his troubles (see Gen 4:5; Isa 8:21; Lam 3:39).