11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will stand.[a](A)

12 There is a way that seems right to a man,(B)
but its end is the way to death.(C)

13 Even in laughter a heart may be sad,
and joy may end in grief.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:11 Lit flourish

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

12 There is a way that appears to be right,(C)
    but in the end it leads to death.(D)

13 Even in laughter(E) the heart may ache,
    and rejoicing may end in grief.

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