Proverbs 14:31-33

The Passion Translation

³¹ Insult your Creator, will you?
That’s exactly what you do
every time that you oppress the powerless!^[a]
Showing kindness to the poor is equal to honoring your maker.
³² The wicked are crushed by every calamity,
but the lovers of God find a strong hope
even in the time of death.^[b]
33 Wisdom soothes the heart of the one with living-understanding,
but the heart of the fool just stockpiles stupidity.