Proverbs 21:11-17

¹¹When a mocker is punished, an immature person can learn wisdom. When the wise are educated, they gain knowledge.

¹²The God of justice sees what happens in the homes of the wicked, and brings the wicked down in disaster.

¹³If you refuse to hear the cries of the poor, your cries won't be heard either.

¹⁴A gift given in secret calms down anger, and a hidden bribe soothes furious rage.

¹⁵When justice is done, the good are happy, but it brings terror to those who do evil.

¹⁶Anyone who wanders away from the path of understanding ends up with the dead.

¹⁷If you love pleasure you'll become poor; if you love wine and olive oil you won't ever be rich.