Proverbs 18:15 BBE

¹³  To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

¹⁴  The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

¹⁵  The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

¹⁶  A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

¹⁷  The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.