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11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.
12 Hope that is deferred makes the heart[c] sick,
    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself,
    but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”
  3. Proverbs 13:12 Or “mind”

11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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