Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
The (A)lamp of the wicked, is sin.
The plans of the (B)diligent certainly lead to advantage,
But everyone (C)who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.
The (D)acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the [a]pursuit of (E)death.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Lit seekers

Haughty eyes(A) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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

A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](C)

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death