Proverbs 21:12-14

American Standard Version

^12 [a]The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked,
How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.
¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,
He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
¹⁴ A gift in secret ^[b]pacifieth anger;
And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.