Proverbs 12:8-13

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⁸ One is commended for good sense,
    but a perverse mind is despised.
⁹ Better to be despised and have produce^[a]
    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.^(A)
11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
    but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.^(B)
12 The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,^[b]
    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.^(C)