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It is not right to despise one who is intelligent but poor, and it is not proper to honor one who is sinful.
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The prince and the judge and the ruler are honored, but none of them is greater than the one who fears the Lord.
25
Free citizens will serve a wise servant, and an intelligent person will not complain.
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Do not make a display of your wisdom when you do your work, and do not boast when you are in need.
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Better is the worker who has goods in plenty than the boaster who lacks bread.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.