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15 To do justice is [a]pleasure for the righteous,
But is (A)ruin to the workers of iniquity.
16 A man who wanders from the way of insight
Will (B)rest in the assembly of the [b]dead.
17 He who (C)loves [c]pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness
  2. Proverbs 21:16 Lit departed spirits
  3. Proverbs 21:17 Lit gladness