Proverbs 17:14-16

Lexham English Bible

¹⁴ Like the release of water is the beginning of strife;
    before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
¹⁵ He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous,
    the two of them are both abominations of Yahweh.
¹⁶ Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool,
    in order to buy wisdom where^[a] there is no sense.^[b]