Proverbs 12:10-14

English Standard Version

^10 (A)Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
    but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
^11 (B)Whoever works his land ^(C)will have plenty of bread,
    ^(D)but he who follows ^(E)worthless pursuits lacks sense.
¹² Whoever is wicked covets ^(F)the spoil of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
¹³ An evil man is ensnared ^(G)by the transgression of his lips,^{[a]
    (H)}but the righteous escapes from trouble.
¹⁴ From the fruit of his mouth ^(I)a man is satisfied with good,
    ^(J)and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.