Proverbs 17:11-16

New International Version

¹¹ Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
    the messenger of death will be sent against them.

¹² Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly.^(A)

¹³ Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil^(B) for good.^(C)

¹⁴ Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
    so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.^(D)

¹⁵ Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent^(E)—
    the Lord detests them both.^(F)

¹⁶ Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
    when they are not able to understand it?^(G)