Proverbs 16:16-18

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^16 (A)How much better to get wisdom than ^(B)gold!
    To get understanding is to be chosen rather than ^(C)silver.
¹⁷ The highway of the upright ^(D)turns aside from evil;
    whoever guards his way preserves his life.
^18 (E)Pride goes before destruction,
    and a haughty spirit before a fall.