Proverbs 12:7-14

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
    but the house of the righteous will stand.
⁸ One is commended for good sense,
    but a perverse mind is despised.
⁹ Better to be despised and have a servant,
    than to be self-important and lack food.
¹⁰ The righteous know the needs of their animals,
    but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
¹¹ Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
    but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.
¹² The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,^[a]
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
¹³ The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips,
    but the righteous escape from trouble.
¹⁴ From the fruit of the mouth one is filled with good things,
    and manual labour has its reward.