Proverbs 29:6-8

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