9
There may be good fortune for a person in adversity, and a windfall may result in a loss.
10
There is the gift that profits you nothing, and the gift to be paid back double.
11
There are losses for the sake of glory, and there are some who have raised their heads from humble circumstances.
12
Some buy much for little, but pay for it seven times over.
13
The wise make themselves beloved by only few words, but the courtesies of fools are wasted.
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.