Proverbs 10:14-16

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁴Wise men lay up knowledge,
    but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near.
¹⁵A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
¹⁶The wage of the righteous leads to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.

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