13 One who (A)despises the word will do badly,
But one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.
14 The [a]teaching of the wise is a (C)fountain of life,
To turn aside from the (D)snares of death.
15 (E)Good understanding produces favor,
But the way of the treacherous is [b]their own disaster.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:14 Or law
  2. Proverbs 13:15 Cf. LXX in destruction; MT constant

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