6 Don't be angry with someone for every little thing he does wrong. Don't do anything out of injured pride.
7 Arrogance and injustice are hated by both the Lord and human beings.
8 Injustice, arrogance, and wealth cause nations to fall from power, and others then rise to take their place.
9 We are only dust and ashes; what have we got to be proud of? Our body decays even while we are alive.
10 A long illness puzzles the doctor. Even a king may be alive today and dead tomorrow.
11 When a person dies, all he then possesses is worms, flies, and maggots.
12 Pride has its beginning when a person abandons the Lord, his maker.