Proverbs 21:12-14

Lexham English Bible

¹² The righteous observes the house of the wicked;
    he throws the wicked to ruin.
¹³ He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor,
    he also will cry out and not be heard.
¹⁴ A gift in secret^[a] will avert anger,^[b]
    and a concealed bribe,^[c] strong wrath.