Proverbs 11:1-12

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    but a just weight is his delight.
² When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
    but with the humble is wisdom.
³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
⁴ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
⁵ The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
⁷ When the wicked dies, his hope perishes,
    and the expectation of the godless comes to nought.
⁸ The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked gets into it instead.
⁹ With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
    but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
    and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
¹¹ By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
¹² He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
    but a man of understanding remains silent.