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Eyes lifted high and a proud heart is sin and is the lamp of the sinful.

The plans of those who do their best lead only to having all they need, but all who are in a hurry come only to want.

Getting riches by a lying tongue is like a passing cloud, and leads to death.

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

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

A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death