12
The righteous observes the house of the wicked; the wicked are cast down to ruin.
13
He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard.
14
A gift in secret averts anger; and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
15
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous, but dismay to evildoers.
16
A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.