Proverbs 21:12-14

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

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.