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Proverbs 16:19

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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English Standard Version

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

New International Version

Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

Catholic Public Domain Version

It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the arrogant