Proverbs 16:25-27

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²⁵ Sometimes there is a way that seems to be right,
    but in the end it is the way to death.^(A)
26 The appetite of workers works for them;
    their hunger urges them on.
²⁷ Scoundrels concoct evil,
    and their speech is like a scorching fire.^(B)