¹² Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.^(A)

¹⁴ The human spirit can endure in sickness,
    but a crushed spirit who can bear?^(A)

³ A person’s own folly^(A) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.^(B)

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept discipline,^(A)
    and at the end you will be counted among the wise.^(B)

⁵ The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,^(A)
    but one who has insight draws them out.

²⁷ The human spirit is^[a] the lamp of the Lord^(A)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.^(B)

21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
    that he channels toward all who please him.^(A)

² A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.^(B)

¹¹ One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
    will have the king for a friend.^(A)