¹⁷ My child, perform your tasks with humility;
    then you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.^[a]
18 The greater you are, the more you must humble yourself;
    so you will find favor in the sight of the Lord.^[b](A)

²⁰ For great is the might of the Lord,
    but by the humble he is glorified.

²⁸ When calamity befalls the proud, there is no healing,
    for an evil plant has taken root in him.^(A)
29 The mind of the intelligent appreciates proverbs,
    and an attentive ear is the desire of the wise.^(B)