Proverbs 13:11-18

¹¹Wealth gotten by vain deeds will be diminished; but he that gathereth by close labor will increase it.

¹²Expectation long deferred maketh the heart sick; but a tree of life is a desire which is fulfilled.

¹³Whoso despiseth the word shall fall in debt to it; but he that feareth the commandment will be rewarded.

¹⁴The instruction of the wise is a source of life, teaching to avoid the snares of death.

¹⁵Good intelligence giveth grace; but the way of the treacherous is hard.

¹⁶Every prudent man acteth with knowledge; but a fool spreadeth abroad his folly.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falleth into unhappiness; but a faithful ambassador bringeth healing.

¹⁸Poverty and disgrace will overtake him that rejecteth correction; but he that observeth admonition will be honored.