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11 Rich people trust their wealth to protect them.
    They think it is like the high walls of a city.

12 Proud people will be ruined,
    but the humble will be honored.

13 Anyone who answers without listening
    is foolish and confused.

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11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(A)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty,
    but humility comes before honor.(B)

13 To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.(C)

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