13 To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.(A)

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13 Whoever answers before listening
    is both foolish and shameful.

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Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(A)

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Furthermore, it isn’t good to be ignorant,[a]
    and whoever rushes into things[b] misses the mark.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:2 Lit. good for an ignorant soul
  2. Proverbs 19:2 Lit. whoever hurries with his feet

The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

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Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity,
    but all who are hasty will surely become poor.

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it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”(A)
    than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

What you have seen with your eyes
    do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go

for it is better that it be told you, “Come up here,”
    than for you to be placed lower
        in the presence of an official.

What you’ve seen with your own eyes,
don’t be in a hurry to argue in court.
Otherwise, what will you do later on
    when your neighbor humiliates you?

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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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20 The faithful man will prosper with blessings,
    but whoever is in a hurry to get rich
        will not escape punishment.

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22 The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(A)

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22 The miser[a] is in a hurry to get wealthy,
    but he isn’t aware that poverty will catch up with him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Lit. The man with an evil eye

20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(A)

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20 Do you see a man who speaks hastily?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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