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12 [a]Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire [b]fulfilled is a tree of life.
13 The one who (A)despises the word will be [c]in debt to it,
But the one who fears the commandment will be (B)rewarded.
14 The [d]instruction of the wise is a (C)fountain of life,
To turn aside from the (D)snares of death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:12 Lit Expectation
  2. Proverbs 13:12 Lit coming
  3. Proverbs 13:13 Lit pledged to it
  4. Proverbs 13:14 Or law