Proverbs 29:6-8

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁶In the transgression of the evil there is a snare,
    but the righteous sing and rejoice.
⁷The righteous know the rights of the poor;
    the wicked have no such understanding.
⁸Scoffers set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.

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