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Proverbs 21:14-17 English Standard Version (ESV)

14. A gift in secret averts anger,and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.

15. When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

16. One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead.

17. Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.