Proverbs 14:2-4

International Standard Version

² Someone whose conduct is upright fears the Lord,
    but whoever is devious in his ways despises him.

³ What a fool says brings^[a] a rod to his back,
    but the words of the wise protect them.

⁴ Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean,
    but profits come through the strength of the ox.