Proverbs 29:4-6

Lexham English Bible

⁴ By justice a king gives stability to a land,
    but a man of bribes will ruin it.
⁵ A strong man who flatters his neighbor
    is spreading a net for his feet.
⁶ In transgression, an evil man is a snare,
    but the righteous will sing and rejoice.^[a]