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Proverbs 12:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 12:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Better to be despised and have produce[a]
than to be self-important and lack food.
10 The righteous know the needs of their animals,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.(A)
11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.(B)
Footnotes
- 12.9 Cn: Heb servant
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