10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(C)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(D)

13 To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.(E)

14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
    but a crushed spirit who can bear?(F)

15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(G)
    for the ears of the wise seek it out.

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