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Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
    the lamp of the wicked—are sin.(A)
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
    but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.(B)
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a snare[a] of death.(C)

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  1. 21.6 Gk: Heb seekers

Haughty eyes(A) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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

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

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