Proverbs 18:9-16
New International Version
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.(A)
11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(D)
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.(E)
13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.(F)
14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?(G)
15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(H)
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16 A gift(I) opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
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