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12 There is a way which seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way to death.[a]
13 Even in laughter the heart is sad,
    and the end of joy is grief.
14 A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
    and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 14:12 Heb ways of death
  2. Proverbs 14:14 Cn: Heb from upon him

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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