¹⁷ My child, perform your tasks with humility;^[a]
    then you will be loved by those whom God accepts.
¹⁸ The greater you are, the more you must humble yourself;
    so you will find favor in the sight of the Lord.^[b]
20 For great is the might of the Lord;
    but by the humble he is glorified.

²⁸ When calamity befalls the proud, there is no healing,
    for an evil plant has taken root in him.
²⁹ The mind of the intelligent appreciates proverbs,
    and an attentive ear is the desire of the wise.