16 Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold,and acquiring understanding is better than silver.
17 The road of those who do right turns away from evil;those who protect their path guard their lives.
18 Pride comes before disaster,and arrogance before a fall.
19 Better to be humble with the needythan to divide plunder with the proud.
20 Those with insight find prosperity;those who trust the Lord are blessed.
21 The skilled mind is called discerning,and pleasant speech enhances teaching.
22 One who has insight is a fountain of life,but the instruction of the foolish is folly.