⁸ A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it;
Whithersoever ^[a]it turneth, ^[b]it ^[c]prospereth.

¹⁸ A man void of ^[a]understanding striketh hands,
And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

²³ A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom,
To pervert the ways of justice.