Proverbs 12:11-14

English Standard Version

^11 (A)Whoever works his land ^(B)will have plenty of bread,
    ^(C)but he who follows ^(D)worthless pursuits lacks sense.
¹² Whoever is wicked covets ^(E)the spoil of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
¹³ An evil man is ensnared ^(F)by the transgression of his lips,^{[a]
    (G)}but the righteous escapes from trouble.
¹⁴ From the fruit of his mouth ^(H)a man is satisfied with good,
    ^(I)and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.