Proverbs 13:11-16

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹¹ Wealth hastily gained^[a] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.
¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³ Those who despise the word bring destruction on themselves,
    but those who respect the commandment will be rewarded.
¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    so that one may avoid the snares of death.
¹⁵ Good sense wins favour,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.^[b]
16 The clever do all things intelligently,
    but the fool displays folly.