Proverbs 19:14-16

English Standard Version

¹⁴^(A)House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is ^(B)from the Lord.
¹⁵^(C)Slothfulness casts into ^(D)a deep sleep,
    and ^(E)an idle person will suffer hunger.
¹⁶Whoever ^(F)keeps the commandment keeps his life;
    he who despises his ways will die.

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Proverbs 19:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,^(A)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.^(B)

¹⁵Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.^(C)

¹⁶Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(D)

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