12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.(B)

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12 The wicked desires what evil people gain,
    but the foundation[a] of the righteous is productive.
13 An evil man’s sinful speech ensnares him,
    but the righteous person escapes from trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or root

12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

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