Proverbs 21:18-20

American Standard Version

¹⁸ The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;
And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.
¹⁹ It is better to dwell in a desert land,
Than with ^[a]a contentious and fretful woman.
²⁰ There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
But a foolish man swalloweth it up.