The thoughts of the diligent Who carefully and industriously prosecutes what he hath wisely contrived and resolved; tend only to plenteousness To affluence and wealth; but every one that is hasty That manages his affairs rashly, without due consideration; only to want Is likely to bring himself to poverty. The getting of riches by a lying tongue By bearing false witness, or by any deceitful words or actions, such as those by which many men get riches; is a vanity tossed to and fro Is like the chaff or smoke, driven away by the wind; it is neither satisfactory nor durable, but quickly vanisheth away, as has been frequently observed of estates ill-gotten; of them that seek death That take those courses which bring death or destruction on them or theirs.
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Proverbs 21:5-6
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.