Proverbs 13

13A wise child hears the discipline of a father,

but a scoffer does not listen to a rebuke.

²From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good,

but the desire^a of the treacherous, wrongdoing.

³He who keeps his mouth guards his life;^b

he who opens his lips, ruin belongs to him.

⁴The soul^c of the lazy craves, but there is nothing,

but the person of diligence is richly supplied.

⁵The righteous hates a word of falsehood;

the wicked will bring shame and disgrace.^d

⁶Righteousness will guard the upright of way,

but wickedness will overthrow sin.

⁷There is one who acts rich but has nothing;^e

another who pretends to be poor but has wealth.

⁸The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth,

but the poor does not receive a threat.

⁹The light of the righteous will rejoice,

but the lamp of the wicked will die out.

¹⁰Only by insolence is strife set up,

and wisdom is with those who take advice.

¹¹Wealth gained from haste^f will dwindle,

but he who gathers little by little^g will increase it.

¹²Hope that is deferred makes the heart^h sick,

but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

¹³He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself,

but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.

¹⁴The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

in order to avoid the snares of death.

¹⁵Good sense grants favor,

but the way of the faithless is coarse.

¹⁶Anyone who is clever will act with intelligence,

but the fool will display folly.

¹⁷A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble,

but an envoy of the faithful brings healing.

¹⁸Poverty and disgrace belong to him who ignores instruction,

but he who guards reproof will be honored.

¹⁹A desire fulfilledⁱ will be sweet to the soul,

but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.

²⁰Walk with the wise and be wise,

but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

²¹Misfortune will pursue sinners,

but the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.^j

²²He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,^k

and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.

²³There is much food in the field of the poor,

but it is swept away^l by injustice.^m

²⁴He who withholds his rod hates his child,

but he who loves him gives himⁿ discipline.

²⁵The righteous eats to satisfy his life,^o

but the belly of the wicked will lack.