Proverbs 21:12-14

The Voice

¹² The right-living understands how evildoers operate;
    he subverts them and ruins their plans.
¹³ If you ignore the groans of the poor,
    one day your own cries for help will go unanswered.
¹⁴ A gift given in secret soothes anger,
    and a present offered privately calms fierce rage.