Proverbs 21:17-19

New Century Version

¹⁷ Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
    whoever loves wine and perfume will never be rich.

¹⁸ Wicked people will suffer instead of good people,
    and those who cannot be trusted will suffer instead of those who do right.

¹⁹ It is better to live alone in the desert
    than with a quarreling and complaining wife.