13He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him. 14A man’s spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?
15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
After · Proverbs 18:16–17
16A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men. 17He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him.