To do (A)righteousness and justice
Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice.
Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
The (B)lamp of the wicked, is sin.
The plans of the (C)diligent certainly lead to advantage,
But everyone (D)who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.

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To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)

Haughty eyes(B) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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

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