Proverbs 18:15-17

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁵An intelligent mind acquires knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
¹⁶A man’s gift makes room for him
    and brings him before great men.
¹⁷He who states his case first seems right,
    until the other comes and examines him.

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