⁵ Whoever slanders their neighbor^(A) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes^(B) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

⁵ The Lord detests all the proud of heart.^(A)
    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.^(B)

¹⁸ Pride^(A) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit^(B) before a fall.^(C)

²⁵ There is a way that appears to be right,^(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.^(B)

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

¹² How you have fallen^(A) from heaven,
    morning star,^(B) son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
    you who once laid low the nations!^(C)
13 You said in your heart,
    “I will ascend^(D) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne^(E)
    above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,^(F)
    on the utmost heights^(G) of Mount Zaphon.^[a]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;^(H)
    I will make myself like the Most High.”^(I)
15 But you are brought down^(J) to the realm of the dead,^(K)
    to the depths^(L) of the pit.^(M)

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”^[a](A)

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”^[a](C)