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.
15 (J)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    but a wise man listens to advice.
16 (K)The vexation of a fool is known at once,
    but the prudent ignores an insult.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare

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