Proverbs 21:9-16

English Standard Version

⁹ It is ^(A)better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
¹¹ When ^(B)a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
    when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
¹² The Righteous One ^(C)observes the house of the wicked;
    he throws the wicked down to ruin.
^13 (D)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
    will himself call out and not be answered.
^14 (E)A gift in secret averts anger,
    and a concealed bribe,^[a] strong wrath.
¹⁵ When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    ^(F)but terror to evildoers.
¹⁶ One who wanders from the way of good sense
    ^(G)will rest in the assembly of the dead.