Proverbs 21:6-11

English Standard Version

^6 (A)The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a ^(B)fleeting ^(C)vapor and a ^(D)snare of death.^[a]
7 The violence of the wicked will ^(E)sweep them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.
⁸ The way of the guilty ^(F)is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is upright.
⁹ It is ^(G)better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
¹⁰ The soul of the wicked desires evil;
    his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
¹¹ When ^(H)a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
    when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.