Proverbs 14:18-20

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¹⁸ The simple are adorned with^[a] folly,
    but the clever are crowned with knowledge.^(A)
19 The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.^(B)
20 The poor are disliked even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.^(C)