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The purposes of the diligent [are] only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

The making of treasures by a lying tongue, [Is] a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

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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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Footnotes

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