Proverbs 21:17-19

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

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

¹⁸ The wicked become a ransom for the [uncompromisingly] righteous, and the treacherous for the upright [because the wicked themselves fall into the traps and pits they have dug for the good].

¹⁹ It is better to dwell in a desert land than with a contentious woman and with vexation.