Proverbs 15:19-21

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¹⁹ For lazy people, life is a path overgrown with thorns and thistles. For those who do what is right, it is a smooth highway.

²⁰ Wise children make their parents happy. Foolish children bring them shame.

²¹ Doing foolish things makes a fool happy, but a wise person is careful to do what is right.