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The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp[a] of the wicked is extinguished.
10 An ignorant man causes strife by his insolence,
    but wisdom is found with those who take advice.
11 Wealth hastily acquired will dwindle away,
    but when amassed little by little, it will increase.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:9 Light . . . lamp: symbols of life (see Job 3:20). Lamp of the wicked is extinguished: see Prov 20:20; 24:20; Job 18:5; 21:17.