Proverbs 14:18-20

New Living Translation

¹⁸ Simpletons are clothed with foolishness,^[a]
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹ Evil people will bow before good people;
    the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.

²⁰ The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
    while the rich have many “friends.”