² Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!^(A)

⁵ The plans of the diligent lead to profit^(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

²⁰ Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.^(A)

⁶     my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.^(A)

“Because you have rejected knowledge,
    I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law^(B) of your God,
    I also will ignore your children.

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,^(A) a tested stone,^(B)
    a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;^(C)
the one who relies on it
    will never be stricken with panic.^(D)

²⁰ A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.^(A)