11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,but humility comes before honour.
13 To answer before listening –that is folly and shame.
14 The human spirit can endure in times of illness,but a crushed spirit who can bear?
15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,for the ears of the wise seek it out.
16 A gift opens the wayand ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,until someone comes forward and cross-examines.