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19-20 Surely there is no one on earth who always does good and never sins. But wisdom can make one person stronger than ten leaders in a city.

21 Don’t listen to everything people say. You might hear your own servant saying bad things about you. 22 And you know that many times you too have said bad things about other people.

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20 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,(A)
    no one who does what is right and never sins.(B)

21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
    or you(C) may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart
    that many times you yourself have cursed others.

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