Proverbs
Chapters 21:17-23
New International Version Anglicized
17Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,and the unfaithful for the upright.
19Better to live in a desertthan with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
20The wise store up choice food and olive oil,but fools gulp theirs down.
21Whoever pursues righteousness and lovefinds life, prosperity and honour.
22One who is wise can go up against the city of the mightyand pull down the stronghold in which they trust.
23Those who guard their mouths and their tongueskeep themselves from calamity.