¹² Pride comes before a disaster,
    but humility comes before respect.

¹⁴ The human spirit sustains a sick person,
    but who can bear a broken spirit?

³ People’s own folly corrupts their way,
    but their hearts rage against the Lord.

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    so you might grow wise in the future.

⁵ Advice comes from the deep waters of the heart;
    those with understanding can draw it out.

²⁷ The breath of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
    searching all the inmost parts.

21 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
    he directs it wherever he wants.
² Everyone’s path is straight in their own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.

¹¹ Those who love a pure heart—
    their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.

¹² Bring your mind to instruction,
    your ear to knowledgeable sayings.

¹¹ Rescue those being taken off to death;
    and from those staggering to the slaughter, don’t hold back.
¹² If you say, “Look, we didn’t know about it,”
    the one who weighs hearts—doesn’t he understand?
    The one who protects your life—he knows.
    He makes people pay for their actions.