Proverbs 18:12-18

¹²Proud people are on the road to being ruined, but being humble leads to being honored.

¹³Those who reply to someone before that person has finished speaking are foolish; doing that is disgraceful.

¹⁴A desire to continue to live can sustain someone when he is sick; if he loses that desire, he ◄cannot endure it/will become very discouraged► when he is sick RHQ.

¹⁵Intelligent people are always wanting to learn more; wise people SYN are not content with what they already know.

¹⁶If you take a gift to an important person, that will open the way to allow you to talk to him.

¹⁷The first person to present his case in court seems right, but when ◄someone else/his opponent► begins to ask him questions, it may become clear that what he said was not true.

¹⁸If two influential/important people are arguing, someone can settle the matter by ◄casting lots/throwing marked stones to decide who is right►.