ASV(i)
16 A man's gift maketh room for him,
And bringeth him before great men. 17 He that pleadeth his cause first [seemeth] just;
But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out. 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease,
And parteth between the mighty. 19 A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city;
And [such] contentions are like the bars of a castle. 20 A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth;
With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
And obtaineth favor of Jehovah. 23 The poor useth entreaties;
But the rich answereth roughly. 24 He that maketh many friends [doeth it] to his own destruction;
But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
And bringeth him before great men. 17 He that pleadeth his cause first [seemeth] just;
But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out. 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease,
And parteth between the mighty. 19 A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city;
And [such] contentions are like the bars of a castle. 20 A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth;
With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing,
And obtaineth favor of Jehovah. 23 The poor useth entreaties;
But the rich answereth roughly. 24 He that maketh many friends [doeth it] to his own destruction;
But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.