Proverbs 14:22-24

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²² Do they not err that plan evil?
    Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
²³ In all toil there is profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.
²⁴ The crown of the wise is their wisdom,^[a]
    but folly is the garland^[b] of fools.