The first line of this saying is identical with the first line in 12.11.

“But he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty”: In this line “has no sense” of 12.11 is replaced by “will have plenty of poverty”, that is, “will be very poor.” See the comments on 12.11.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Proverbs. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .