12 aThe king’s wrath
is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor
is blike dew on the grass.
13 aA foolish son
is the ruin of his father,
bAnd the contentions of a wife
are a continual
1 dripping.
14 aHouses and riches
are an inheritance from fathers,
But
ba prudent wife
is from the
Lord.
15 aLaziness casts
one into a deep sleep,
And an idle person will
bsuffer hunger.
16 aHe who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who
1 is careless of his ways will die.
17 aHe who has pity on the poor lends to the
Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
