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Proverbs 21:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

3 To do what is right and just(A)
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.[a]
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
    the lamp of the wicked will fail.[b]
5 The plans of the diligent end in profit,
    but those of the hasty end in loss.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 21:3 External rites or sacrifices do not please God unless accompanied by internal worship and right moral conduct; cf. 15:8; 21:27; Is 1:11–15; Am 5:22; Mal 1:12.
  2. 21:4 Heart and eyes depict, respectively, the inner and the outer person. “Haughty eyes” peering out from a “proud heart” show a thoroughly arrogant person. How can such a person flourish! Their lamp, which signifies life, will go out.
  3. 21:5 The antitheses are diligent and impetuous. The metaphor characterizing each type is taken from the world of commerce. Planning is important; bustle leads to waste.
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