Proverbs 21:18-20

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁸ The wicked is a ransom for the righteous
    and the faithless for the upright.^(A)
19 It is better to live in a desert land
    than with a contentious and fretful wife.
²⁰ Precious treasure remains^[a] in the house of the wise,
    but the fool devours it.^(B)