11 One (A)who works his land will have plenty of bread,
But one who pursues worthless things lacks [a]sense.
12 The (B)wicked person desires the [b]plunder of evil people,
But the root of the righteous (C)yields fruit.
13 [c]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,
But the (D)righteous will escape from trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:11 Lit heart
  2. Proverbs 12:12 Lit net (for trapping prey); another reading is mountain stronghold
  3. Proverbs 12:13 Lit In the offense of the lips is an evil snare

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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