Proverbs 21:9-11

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁹It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a contentious wife.^(A)
¹⁰The souls of the wicked desire evil;
    their neighbors find no mercy in their eyes.^(B)
¹¹When a scoffer is punished, the simple become wiser;
    when the wise are instructed, they increase in knowledge.^(C)