2  ^cWhen pride comes, then comes disgrace,

but with ^dthe humble is wisdom.

9  Better to be lowly and have a servant

than to play the great man and lack bread.

10  ^fBy insolence comes nothing but strife,

but with those who take advice is wisdom.

25  The Lord tears down the house of ^qthe proud

but ^rmaintains ^sthe widow’s boundaries.

33  ^jThe fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,

and ^khumility comes before honor.

5  Everyone who is arrogant in heart is ^ran abomination to the Lord;

^sbe assured, he will not go unpunished.

18  ^mPride goes before destruction,

and a haughty spirit before a fall.

19  ⁿIt is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor

than to ^odivide the spoil with the proud.

12  ^mBefore destruction a man’s heart is haughty,

but ⁿhumility comes before honor.

4  ^cHaughty eyes and a proud heart,

^dthe lamp¹ of the wicked, are sin.

24  ^f“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man

who acts with arrogant pride.

4  The reward for humility and fear of the Lord

is ^triches and honor and life.¹

6  Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence

or stand in the place of the great,

7  for ^uit is better to be told, “Come up here,”

than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

What your eyes have seen

27  It is ^qnot good to eat much honey,

nor is it glorious to ^rseek one’s own glory.¹

12  Do you see a man who is ^jwise in his own eyes?

^kThere is more hope for a fool than for him.

1  Do not boast about tomorrow,

^yfor you do not know what a day may bring.

2  Let ^zanother praise you, and not your own mouth;

a stranger, and not your own lips.

11  A rich man is wise in his ^town eyes,

but a poor man who has understanding ^uwill find him out.

25  A greedy man ^sstirs up strife,

but the one who trusts in the Lord will ^tbe enriched.

23  ^eOne’s pride will bring him low,

^fbut he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

2  Surely I am too ^mstupid to be a man.

I have not the understanding of a man.

3  I have not learned wisdom,

nor have I knowledge of ⁿthe Holy One.

4  Who has ^oascended to heaven and come down?

Who has ^pgathered the wind in his fists?

Who has ^qwrapped up the waters in a garment?

Who has established all ^rthe ends of the earth?

^sWhat is his name, and what is his son’s name?

Surely you know!

21  Under ^kthree things ^sthe earth trembles;

under ^kfour it cannot bear up:

22  ^ta slave when he becomes king,

and a fool when he is ^ufilled with food;

23  ^van unloved woman when she ^wgets a husband,

and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.

29  ^bThree things are stately in their tread;

^bfour are stately in their stride:

30  the lion, which is mightiest among beasts

and ^cdoes not turn back before any;

31  the ^dstrutting rooster,¹ the he-goat,

and a king whose army is with him.²

32  If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,

or if you have been devising evil,

^eput your hand on your mouth.

33  For pressing milk produces curds,

pressing the nose produces blood,

and pressing anger produces strife.

30  ^lCharm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.