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11 ¶ He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.

12 ¶ The wicked desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous shall yield fruit.

13 ¶ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of the tribulation.

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11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)

12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(B)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.(C)

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