12 The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, how God overthrows the wicked for their evil.
13 Whosoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself but shall not be heard.
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the bosom strong wrath.
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment, but it shall be destruction to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man that wanders out of the way of wisdom shall end up in the congregation of the dead.
17 He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.