Proverbs 29:2-4

International Standard Version

² As the righteous grow powerful,^[a] people rejoice;
    but when the wicked rule, people groan.

³ The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
    but anyone who consorts with immoral women squanders his wealth.

⁴ A king brings stability to a land through justice,
    but a man who takes bribes brings it to ruin.