² Desire^[a] without knowledge is not good,
    and whoever ^(A)makes haste with his feet misses his way.

⁵ The plans of ^(A)the diligent lead surely to abundance,
    but everyone who is ^(B)hasty comes ^(C)only to poverty.

²⁰ Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
    ^(A)There is more hope for a fool than for him.

⁶ My people are destroyed ^(A)for lack of knowledge;
    ^(B)because you have rejected knowledge,
    I reject you ^(C)from being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
    ^(D)I also will forget your children.

¹⁶ therefore thus says the Lord God,
^(A)“Behold, I am the one who has laid^[a] as a foundation ^(B)in Zion,
    a stone, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
    ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’

²⁰ A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but whoever hastens to be rich ^(A)will not go unpunished.