² When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but wisdom is with the humble.^(A)

¹⁰ By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
    but wisdom is with those who take advice.^(A)

¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction
    and a haughty spirit before a fall.^(A)

¹² Before destruction one’s heart is haughty,
    but humility goes before honor.^(A)

⁶ Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
    or stand in the place of the great,
⁷ for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
    than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

¹² Do you see people wise in their own eyes?
    There is more hope for fools than for them.^(A)

² Let another praise you and not your own mouth,
    a stranger and not your own lips.^(A)

³ A poor person who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.^(A)

⁵ The evil do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.^(A)

⁹ When one will not listen to the law,
    even one’s prayers are an abomination.^(A)