Pride

False scales are an abomination to the Lord,

but a full weight is his delight.

When pride comes, disgrace comes;

but with the humble is wisdom.

The honesty of the upright guides them;

the faithless are ruined by their duplicity.

Wealth is useless on the day of wrath,

but virtue saves from death.

The honest man's virtue makes his way straight,

but by his wickedness the wicked man falls.

The virtue of the upright saves them,

but the faithless are caught in their own intrigue.

When a wicked man dies his hope perishes,

and what is expected from strength come to nought.

The just man escapes trouble,

and the wicked man falls into it in his stead.

With his mouth the impious man would ruin his neighbor,

but through their knowledge the just make their escape.

(Proverbs 11: 1-9)