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12 There is a way that seems right to a man,
but in the end it is the road to death.
13 Even in laughter a heart can ache,
and the end of joy may be grief.
14 A backslider[a] will be satisfied with his ways,[b]
and a good man will be satisfied with his.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:14 Or a person who deserts God
  2. Proverbs 14:14 Or will be repaid for his ways

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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