Proverbs

¹⁵It is joy to the righteous to do judgment; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. ¹⁶The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall rest in the congregation of the dead. ¹⁷He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. ¹⁸The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; and the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright. ¹⁹It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman. ²⁰There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up. ²¹He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.