{20:29} A wise man will benefit himself by his own words, and a prudent man will please the powerful.
{20:30} Whoever works his land will raise high a stockpile of grain. And whoever works justice will himself be raised high. Yet truly, whoever pleases the powerful will escape unfair treatment.
{20:31} Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and silence their mouths, turning them aside from their task of correction.
{20:32} Wisdom hidden, and treasure unseen: of what use is either of these?
{20:33} He who hides his foolishness is better than a man who conceals his wisdom.