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12 
There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him,
But its end is the way of death.
13 
Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the end of joy may be grief.
14 
The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].

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

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

14 The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,(D)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.(E)

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