Twenty-four

Standing on tiptoe, a person loses balance
Walking astride, a person has no pace
Kindling herself, she fails to light
Quitting herself, she forfeits his hearers
Admiring herself, she does so alone
Pride has never brought a person greatness
but, according to the way of life, brings the ills
That make her unfit
That make her unclean in the eyes of her neighbor
And a sane person will have none of them.