Proverbs 12:6-10

New International Version

⁶ The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.^(A)

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more,^(B)
    but the house of the righteous stands firm.^(C)

⁸ A person is praised according to their prudence,
    and one with a warped^(D) mind is despised.

⁹ Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

¹⁰ The righteous care for the needs of their animals,^(E)
    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.