Proverbs 17:10-15

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁰ A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
    than a hundred blows into a fool.
¹¹ Evil people seek only rebellion,
    but a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
¹² Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
    than to confront a fool immersed in folly.
¹³ Evil will not depart from the house
    of one who returns evil for good.
¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like letting out water;
    so stop before the quarrel breaks out.
¹⁵ One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous
    are both alike an abomination to the Lord.