Proverbs 13:10-12

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁰By insolence the heedless make strife,
    but wisdom is with those who take advice.
¹¹Wealth hastily gotten^[a] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.
¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

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Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

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