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The lamp of the wicked lights his way;
    a proud look, an arrogant heart—all sin.
A well-thought-out plan will work to your advantage,
    but hasty actions will cost you dearly.
The fortune made by a swindler
    is a fast-burning fog and a recipe for death.

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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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Footnotes

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