13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poorWill also cry himself and not be heard.
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,And a bribe behind the back, strong wrath.
15 It is a joy for the just to do justice,But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
16 A man who wanders from the way of understandingWill rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,And the unfaithful for the upright.
19 Better to dwell in the wilderness,Than with a contentious and angry woman.