Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
The (A)lamp of the wicked, is sin.
The plans of the (B)diligent certainly lead to advantage,
But everyone (C)who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.
The (D)acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the [a]pursuit of (E)death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Lit seekers

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