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10 Only by insolence is strife set up,
    and wisdom is with those who take advice.
11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.
12 Hope that is deferred makes the heart[c] sick,
    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”
  3. Proverbs 13:12 Or “mind”

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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