Proverbs
Chapters 18:9-15
New International Version Anglicized
9One who is slack in his workis brother to one who destroys.
10The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;the righteous run to it and are safe.
11The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
12Before a downfall the heart is haughty,but humility comes before honour.
13To answer before listening –that is folly and shame.
14The human spirit can endure in times of illness,but a crushed spirit who can bear?
15The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,for the ears of the wise seek it out.