Proverbs 14:9-11

Easy-to-Read Version

⁹ Fines are needed to make fools obey the law, but good people are happy to obey it.

¹⁰ When you are sad, no one else feels the pain; and when you are happy, no one else can really feel the joy.

¹¹ An evil person’s house will be destroyed, but a good person’s family will do well.