Proverbs 21:15-17

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁵When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous,
    but dismay to evildoers.
¹⁶Whoever wanders from the way of understanding
    will rest in the assembly of the dead.
¹⁷Whoever loves pleasure will suffer want;
    whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich.

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