Proverbs 11:14-16

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¹⁴ Without ·leadership [guidance] a ·nation [people] falls,
but ·lots of good advice [^Lan abundance of counselors] will ·save it [bring victory; Eccl. 9:13–15].

¹⁵ Whoever guarantees to pay somebody else’s loan will suffer.
It is safer to avoid such promises.

¹⁶ A ·kind [gracious] woman gets ·respect [honor],
but ·cruel [violent] men get only wealth.