Proverbs 18:15-17

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁵An intelligent mind acquires knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
¹⁶A gift opens doors;
    it gives access to the great.
¹⁷The one who first states a case seems right,
    until the other comes and cross-examines.

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