Proverbs 13:11-16

Revised Standard Version

¹¹ Wealth hastily gotten^[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³ He who despises the word brings destruction on himself,
    but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.
¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    that one may avoid the snares of death.
¹⁵ Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.^[b]
16 In everything a prudent man acts with knowledge,
    but a fool flaunts his folly.