¹⁸ Pride^(A) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit^(B) before a fall.^(C)

¹⁹ Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
    than to share plunder with the proud.

²⁰ Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,^[a](D)
    and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.^(E)

²¹ The wise in heart are called discerning,
    and gracious words promote instruction.^[b](F)

²² Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,^(G)
    but folly brings punishment to fools.

²³ The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,^(H)
    and their lips promote instruction.^[c](I)

²⁴ Gracious words are a honeycomb,^(J)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.^(K)

²⁵ There is a way that appears to be right,^(L)
    but in the end it leads to death.^(M)

²⁶ The appetite of laborers works for them;
    their hunger drives them on.

²⁷ A scoundrel^(N) plots evil,
    and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.^(O)

²⁸ A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(P)
    and a gossip separates close friends.^(Q)

²⁹ A violent person entices their neighbor
    and leads them down a path that is not good.^(R)

³⁰ Whoever winks^(S) with their eye is plotting perversity;
    whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

³¹ Gray hair is a crown of splendor;^(T)
    it is attained in the way of righteousness.

³² Better a patient person than a warrior,
    one with self-control than one who takes a city.

³³ The lot is cast^(U) into the lap,
    but its every decision^(V) is from the Lord.^(W)