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Verse 12. Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before glory goeth lowliness.

Verse 12. Before destruction the heart of a man is haughtie, and before glorie goeth lowlinesse.

Before destruction] before some grievous calamity, whereby a man is as it were broken in pieces (as the word importeth) with misery, sorrow, or shame, the heart is haughty, the mind is puffed up with self-liking, and so groweth secure, and careless, and before glory goeth lowliness, when a man is humble in his own eyes, and thinketh basely of himself, and reverently of others, and submitteth himself to Gods hand, to bear willingly whatsoever he shall impose upon him, he is in the way to true honour, if he be not advanced to preferment, yet he shall be refreshed with comfort, and enriched with graces. See chap. 11. 2. and 16. v. 18. 19.

BEfore destruction] before some grieuous calamitie, whereby a man is as it were broken in peeces (as the word importeth) with mserie, sorrow, or shame, the heart is haughtie, the minde is puft vp with selfe-liking, and so groweth secure, and careles, and before glorie goeth lowlines, when a man is humble in his owne eyes, and thinketh basely of himselfe, and reuerently of others, and submitteth himselfe to Gods hand, to beare willingly whatsoeuer he shall impose vpon him, he is in the way to true honour, if he be not aduanced to preferment, yet he shall be refreshed with comfort, and inriched with graces. See chap. 11. 2. and 16. v. 18. 19.

Verse. 13. He that answereth a matter before he hath heard it, it is a folly and a shame to him.