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Proverbs 13:12-14
Contemporary English Version

12 Not getting what you want
    can break your heart,
but a wish that comes true
    is a life-giving tree.
13 If you reject God's teaching,
    you will pay the price;
if you obey his commands,
    you will be rewarded.

14 Sensible instruction
    is a life-giving fountain
that helps you escape
    all deadly traps.

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Proverbs 13:12-14
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12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.(A)

13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,(B)
    but whoever respects(C) a command is rewarded.(D)

14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,(E)
    turning a person from the snares of death.(F)

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