Proverbs 21:11-13

New International Reader's Version

¹¹ When you punish someone who makes fun of others, childish people get wise.
    By paying attention to wise people, the childish get knowledge.

¹² The Blameless One knows where sinners live.
    And he destroys them.

¹³ Whoever refuses to listen to the cries of poor people
    will also cry out and not be answered.