Proverbs 21:10-18

¹⁰The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

¹¹When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

¹²The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

¹³Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

¹⁴A gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.

¹⁵It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁶The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

¹⁷He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

¹⁸The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.