Proverbs 21:7-9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁷ The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.

⁸ A guilty one’s conduct is crooked,^(A)
but the behaviour of the innocent is upright.^(B)

⁹ Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.^(C)