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A proud attitude,[a] accompanied by[b] a haughty look, is sin;
    they reveal[c] wicked people.

Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity,
    but all who are hasty will surely become poor.

A fortune gained by deceit[d]
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. heart
  2. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. proud heart and
  3. Proverbs 21:4 Lit. sin; the lamp of
  4. Proverbs 21:6 Lit. by a lying tongue
  5. Proverbs 21:6 So MT; LXX reads is pursuing worthlessness into deadly snares