Proverbs 21:14-16

English Standard Version

^14 (A)A gift in secret averts anger,
    and a concealed bribe,^[a] strong wrath.
¹⁵ When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    ^(B)but terror to evildoers.
¹⁶ One who wanders from the way of good sense
    ^(C)will rest in the assembly of the dead.