He also who is (A)slack in his work
(B)Is brother to him who destroys.
10 The (C)name of the Lord is a (D)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and (E)is [a]safe.
11 A (F)rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high

One who is slack in his work
    is brother to one who destroys.(A)

10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(B)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(C)

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

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