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Haughty eyes[a] and a proud heart—
    the lamp of the wicked—are nothing but sin.
The plans of the diligent will ensure profit,
    but rash haste will surely lead to poverty.
One who amasses a fortune by means of a lying tongue
    is pursuing a fleeting vapor that leads to death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:4 Haughty eyes: see note on Prov 6:17; see also Prov 16:5, 18.