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The [a]thoughts of the (A)diligent lead surely to profit,
But everyone (B)who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
(C)Working for treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting breath, by those who pursue (D)death.
The destruction of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they (E)refuse to do justice.

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  1. Proverbs 21:5 Or plans

The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](B)

The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(C)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death