¹² Hope delayed makes the heart sick,
but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.^(A)

¹³ The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,^(B)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.^(C)

¹⁴ A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life,^(D)
turning people away from the snares of death.^(E)