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10 By pride cometh only contention;
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth [a]by labor shall have increase.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick;
But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Hebrew with the hand.

10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(B)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.(C)

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