Proverbs 13:12-14

International Standard Version

¹² Delayed hope makes the heart ill,
    but fulfilled longing is a tree of life.

¹³ Anyone who despises a word of advice will pay for it,
    but whoever heeds a command will be rewarded.
¹⁴ What the wise have to teach is a fountain of life
    and causes someone to avoid the snares of death.